The quotations, citations, and other references made by women writers in the WWO collection.
| Source Text(definition of “Source text”) | Gesture(definition of “Intertextual gesture”) | Referenced Work(definition of “Referenced work”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Topics & Genres (definition of “Topic”) | Text of the Gesture | Gesture Type (The Terminology page on “”) | Text | Topics & Genres (definition of “Topic”) |
| Downing, Harriet. Mary; or, Female Friendship. 1816. | Poetry | “proud man's contumely, the rich man's scorn,” | adaptation | Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. 1603. | |
| Psalms. | Sacred text | ||||
| Downing, Harriet. Mary; or, Female Friendship. 1816. | Poetry | “That she only regretted she had but one life to offer for the honour and safety of her Husband;—that she would shed the last drop of her blood to add new lustre to his reputation, or to lengthen his existence a single day;” | adaptation | Le Moyne, Pierre. “Margaret de Foix, Duchess d'Epernon.” La gallerie des femmes fortes. 1647. | Biography |
| Downing, Harriet. Mary; or, Female Friendship. 1816. | Poetry | “It was her wish that her body might form a rampart against his enemies.” | adaptation | Le Moyne, Pierre. “Margaret de Foix, Duchess d'Epernon.” La gallerie des femmes fortes. 1647. | Biography |
| Downing, Harriet. Mary; or, Female Friendship. 1816. | Poetry | “Begin my mighty Muse! and boldly dare: I'll sing of modern Bards and noble War.” | adaptation | Horace (Q. Horatius Flaccus). “The Art of Poetry.” The Epistles and Art of Poetry of Horace. 1746. | |