The concept of intertextuality:

It can be said that between all literary texts, inherent links exist regardless of the era, genre or indeed language. For some texts these links can be quite broad, with similarities arising only from their common origins as products of the human mind, but for others, more specific intertextualities may be discovered. A range of interesting connections is evident between the great twentieth century American satirical novel, Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and Dario Fo's outrageous humour presented in the play, Accidental Death Of An Anarchist, written and set in late twentieth century Italy. Even the barriers of language can be broken through intertextuality, when even after translating Fo's text into English, similarities and differences can be seen in the way both these texts present arguably accurate critiques of our modern capitalist societies. 

Aims of this site:

This site aims to create for readers an intertextual network that seeks to explore different aspects of these texts, which will frame the play and the novel within a broader social and cultural framework, showing how texts are bound together by the broader reading and practices of our culture. The aspects explored range from the role of jester figures in their portrayal of humour, to the specific aspects of society that are being critiqued, as well as thematic links such as juxtapositions established in the motif of "sanity versus insanity".