Gilmore Girls Chapter Summary

This book looks closely at character development and how linguistics and dialogue further the development of the characters in a variety of television shows. The book specifically looks at Gilmore Girls in Part One, “Fictional Television: Dialogue and Drama,” and in the chapter “The Genre of Dramedy and its Audience.” In this chapter, Bednarek looks at the relationship between dialogue and genre, specifically the intertextual references and dramedy of Gilmore Girls. In analyzing the dialogue, Bednarek looks specifically at the “intertextual references to classical literature, popular culture, American and European history, celebrity, feminist activism and current events” (31). It also gives an overview of the show itself, discussing its commercial success and its place within both The CW and The WB. This will help me as I discuss the intertextuality within the dialogue and will help support my argument that the intertextuality in the episode and the show as a whole furthers character development and audiences’ perception of the characters.
Berger, John, Sven Blomberg, Chris Fox, Michael Dibb, and Richard
It examines many of the same theoretical concepts that Intertextuality does and reinforces many of the same ideas and concepts, and it does help reinforce my own understanding of intertextuality in order for me to move forward with my essay. The book also looks at the theories and concepts that led to the development of intertextuality. Intertextuality: Theories and Practices defines intertextuality this way: “The theory of intertextuality insists that a text (from the moment to be understood in the narrower sense) cannot exist as a hermetic or self-sufficient whole, and so does not function as a closed system” (1). Unlike Intertextuality, Intertextuality: Theories and Practices looks closely at the ways intertextuality has actually been put into practice in analyzing