Memories and Mindscapes: An Intertextual Study of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood

This study focuses on obligatory and optional intertextualities that are discernible in Haruki Murakami’s novel Norwegian Wood, intertextualities that take the form of direct references and allusions to classical and modern literary works, contemporary films and music. The present analysis aims to s...

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Main Author: Edilberto C. Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Academic Forum 2019-06-01
Series:IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities
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Online Access:https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-arts-and-humanities/volume-6-issue-1/article-7/
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spelling doaj-f151b01228fa40299624e07f7f7752692020-11-25T00:20:53Zeng The International Academic ForumIAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities2187-06162187-06162019-06-0161758610.22492/ijah.6.1.07Memories and Mindscapes: An Intertextual Study of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian WoodEdilberto C. Cruz0Al Musanna College of Technology, Sultanate of OmanThis study focuses on obligatory and optional intertextualities that are discernible in Haruki Murakami’s novel Norwegian Wood, intertextualities that take the form of direct references and allusions to classical and modern literary works, contemporary films and music. The present analysis aims to substantiate a number of important analogies between the novel’s theme, plot, setting and characters and those of The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby and The Magic Mountain. It also illustrates how intertextuality is achieved through adaptation, translation and dialogue, all the while exposing undertones of literary theories such as postmodernism, existentialism, psychoanalysis, and feminism that foster creative interaction between reader and narrative.https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-arts-and-humanities/volume-6-issue-1/article-7/Haruki MurakamiintertextualityNorwegian Wood
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author Edilberto C. Cruz
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Memories and Mindscapes: An Intertextual Study of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities
Haruki Murakami
intertextuality
Norwegian Wood
author_facet Edilberto C. Cruz
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title Memories and Mindscapes: An Intertextual Study of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
title_short Memories and Mindscapes: An Intertextual Study of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
title_full Memories and Mindscapes: An Intertextual Study of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
title_fullStr Memories and Mindscapes: An Intertextual Study of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
title_full_unstemmed Memories and Mindscapes: An Intertextual Study of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
title_sort memories and mindscapes: an intertextual study of haruki murakami’s norwegian wood
publisher The International Academic Forum
series IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities
issn 2187-0616
2187-0616
publishDate 2019-06-01
description This study focuses on obligatory and optional intertextualities that are discernible in Haruki Murakami’s novel Norwegian Wood, intertextualities that take the form of direct references and allusions to classical and modern literary works, contemporary films and music. The present analysis aims to substantiate a number of important analogies between the novel’s theme, plot, setting and characters and those of The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby and The Magic Mountain. It also illustrates how intertextuality is achieved through adaptation, translation and dialogue, all the while exposing undertones of literary theories such as postmodernism, existentialism, psychoanalysis, and feminism that foster creative interaction between reader and narrative.
topic Haruki Murakami
intertextuality
Norwegian Wood
url https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-arts-and-humanities/volume-6-issue-1/article-7/
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