TRANSTEXTUALIDADE: O HIPERTEXTO EM “ADÃO E EVA”, DE MACHADO DE ASSIS

Abstract

The general objective of this work is to analyze the phenomenon of transtextuality in the short story “Adam and Eve” by Machado de Assis from the perspective of the theory of hypertextuality by the French theorist Gerard Genette (1989). This textual relationship occurs through the union of two texts, in which one relates to the other pre-existing text, without necessarily mentioning or directly commenting on the previous text. The Machadian tale is an example of hypertext, as it refers, from its title, to the biblical text of Genesis. The research will show how Machado’s text, which is the hypertext, relates to the Bible, which in this case is the hypotext.