v. ·ite1·s
may assume that
there is a certain
CO!ll!uon
of lite:rmy experience and
wi.li expect the readers to r
ve
a
""tli,,.r
wide range of
lite:mry
e;[pe:::ie;nc,e,
usuall.y of the
classical myt.hology, Shakespeare, or the Bible-P"rticu!ar!y
Ki:lg James version.
However,
there are
some
begilli"ling
readers who
will
not
have
this
range
not know
illlillY
words
as mature rea.de1:s (&'<P, 199 l :
Allusion also
means
a
mention
that
calls
a
event, or
idea to -:he
reader's mirrd.
Pe-ets
?laywrights
through
ages
allusions
to
Crr,
k
m.y'ihology
and
to
Bible
(w\vw.lausd.kl2.ca.t:s/KetinedyHS/stafflgarcial
Tec'1:1s/Terms.htm1).
Ail
allusion is a rcJ'en nc:e
to a
well-known ne1·sn1c. place, event,
literary work, or
work
of art.
Allusion
is
ahv nrs irtdirect.
AAI alllJSkm
associations
a11d
nu till!?,S
ab:eady i::; the reader's
to
seeure a
resonant
effect
associations already existing in
the reacer's
mind.
effectiveness of allusion de]pcllds
on the
lu'1ow1edge
by
author
and
reader.
literary
aliusion
is
m;)dlm
writiog.
Therefore,
it is
quite
essential
to
discover
meaning
a1ld
value
in order to
urtderstan,dirtg the work.
Reeogrnizing an
knowing its
ontgiJla!
source or context, explaining
t.lte author chose to
use
allusion, and being
tc discuss the insight gained or
created by
the use of the allusion is essential for a StlitdeJll of literatJie.
There
are
five
ca1teg,Jrits of aEusions, wl:ich
are:
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