Intertextuality · English Literature

In 'The French Lieutenant’s Woman', John Fowles uses intertextuality by including:

  1. Scientific and literary epigraphs at the start of each chapter commenting on the Victorian setting
  2. A cameo guest appearance by the novelist Charles Dickens
  3. A curated bibliography of books the reader is advised to have read before beginning the novel
  4. Photographs of actual 19th-century residents of Lyme Regis
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Correct answer: Scientific and literary epigraphs at the start of each chapter commenting on the Victorian setting

Fowles prefaces his chapters with quotes from Victorian scientists, poets, and social critics. This creates a dialogue between the modern narrator's perspective and the 19th-century reality he is reconstructing.

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