EXPLORING INTERTEXTUALITY IN POSTMODERN FICTION

Abstract

This paper explores the role of intertextuality in postmodern fiction. It focuses on how postmodern writers use references, allusions, and reinterpretations of earlier texts to create new meanings. The study explains that intertextuality challenges the idea of originality and presents literature as a network of connected texts. Through selected examples from well-known postmodern works, the paper shows how intertextuality adds depth, invites reader participation, and allows writers to question dominant historical and cultural narratives. Overall, intertextuality is presented as a key technique that reflects the complexity and openness of postmodern literature.