Resonance

Intertextual resonance describes a relationship between texts in which features of an earlier work shape the meaning of a later one without direct quotation or explicit reference. This can occur through repeated phrases, narrative patterns, symbolic images, or thematic alignment. The connection depends on reader awareness and cultural memory rather than formal citation. Intertextual resonance allows a text to draw authority, depth, or nuance from prior literature while remaining independent. It highlights how meaning is formed through interaction between texts rather than contained within a single passage.