Intertextuality and Translation Studies

The Theory of Intertextuality is one of the most complicated literary theories in contemporary literary criticism. J. Kristeva, R.Barthes, Gerard Genette and Michael Riffaterre have all put forward their ideas, forming different schools. As the theory has inherent connections with translation studies, it has much to contribute to the subject at large. It not only helps to break the traditional idea on meaning and enriches the concept of understanding in modern philosophy, but also makes higher demand for the translator's subjectivity and finds new theoretical support for the macro construction of translation studies.