Shakespeare uses allusion in the play Romeo and Juliet to reinforce the themes of young love and youth being impetuous. Throughout the play Shakespeare uses allusion to reinforce these themes by putting in myths that have tragic ends much like...Read more
(Latin allusio – a joke, hint) is an artistic-stylistic reception, a hint, a reference to a particular literary work, plot or image, as well as a historical event based on the reader’s erudition, designed to unravel the encoded content.
In modern philology, this term is used to refer to one of the stylistic techniques. The allusion is an artistic image borrowed by the author in biblical subjects, ancient or medieval mythology, or in the writings of other writers. The purpose of such borrowing is to draw a parallel between his own literary creation and the well-known product that has already been created for him. Thus, we can say that the author, using the already existing image, “hints” on his resemblance to the hero, plot or the idea of his novel, short stories or story.
It is sometimes used as a special kind of allegory associated with facts of reality (“Pyrrha victory,” “Procrustean bed, etc.).
- In the novel “The First Circle” by the Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the first Dante`s circle was taken as an allusion. The Heroes of the Russian writer are punished, suffering, like the inhabitants of the first circle of the Italian philosopher, innocent and they are the victims of a huge terrible system.
- Elements borrowed from the works of William Shakespeare are actively used in the works of contemporary authors, primarily English-speaking. One of these allusions is the image of the black prince from the novel by Ayris Murdoch. The plot of this work is prehistory to the legend about Prince of Denmark. English writer John Fowles leads a parallel between the heroes of his novel “The Collector” and Shakespeare’s characters from the tragedy “The Tempest.”
- The lines from “Hamlet” have many allusion examples. Hyperion, Jove, Mars, Mercury are Greek, and Roman mythological characters are alluded to by Shakespeare.
- In the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” T.S. Eliot makes an intertextual allusion to Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Prufrock, the narrator of Eliot’s poem, speaks at length about his own emotional paralysis, but in this passage, he makes a decisive shift and declares himself to be different from Hamlet, who is a famously conflicted and indecisive character.
- In John Osborne’s 1957 play “Look Back in Anger,” the character Jimmy alludes to the Second World War in order to contrast his generation’s perceived lack of purpose with the sacrifice and duty his parents’ generation demonstrated in fighting the spread of fascism in Europe.
- The use of “catch 22” to describe a situation with no good outcome alludes to Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22”.
- Using “Cassandra” refers to someone who correctly predicts a bad outcome alludes to Aeschylus’s “The Orestia.”
- Using “big brother” refers to governmental surveillance alludes to George Orwell’s “1984”.
- “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green takes its title from a line in Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.”
- Many of the names in the “Harry Potter” universe are adapted from Greek myths or Arthurian Legend. The “Sorcerer’s Stone” is taken from the myth of the Philosopher’s Stone, which was believed to turn metals into gold and could give immortality to humans.
Thus, the allusion is the most effective reception of the embodiment of the communicative and pragmatic installation. The sources of allusions can be different cultural systems, in particular, nonverbal sign systems.
?Mackenzie Schaber Mrs. Hausauer Intro to Lit, 6 30 April 2010 Allusion Project Allusion: Ecclesiastes Category: Biblical Quote: p. 144 “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. ” Context: Ecclesiastes is a book...Read more
allusion IN JANE EYRE This paper will focus on the use of allusion that Bronte has made in her novel Jane Eyre. The novel is written in first person. The novel has in it elements of the gothic. The gothic novel is an amalgamation of romance and...Read more
Biblical allusion Novel: “His tone implied that Mother failed to grasp our mission, and that her concern with Betty Crocker confederated her with the coin-jingling sinners who vexed Jesus till he pitched a fit and threw them out of the church...Read more
In Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain makes use of various rhetorical strategies to convey a humorous atmosphere for his readers. Literary techniques such as allusion, Irony, and use of the unexpected are all expressed...Read more
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allusion: Machiavelli Category: Historical Quote from Fahrenheit 451: “We are all bits and pieces of history and literature and international law. Byron, Tom Paine, Machiavelli, or Christ, it’s here” (Bradbury 152). Bradbury...Read more
According to Plato, a philosopher enters the realm of universal knowledge when his understanding is purely an abstract science. At this stage, the philosopher is in touch with the ultimate “Form of the Good,” and knows what is best for man...Read more
In this passage Shakespeare is talking about King Duncan and he uses imagery to create an image as to what will happen after his death. Shakespeare starts off this passage describing Duncan’s role as king. He talks about how Duncan was a humble...Read more
allusion Literal meaning How it develops theme Sources I would have such a fellow whipped for o’erdoing Termagant (II,ii,14) It out herods Herod (III,ii,14) I would whip a guy for making a tyrant sound too tyrannical . That’s as bad as...Read more
Allusion An allusion is a reference to another work of literature or art. Allusions are typically passing comments rather than detailed explorations, but they can nevertheless convey important information about a writer’s intentions for his...Read more