Intertextuality in English Literature in Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
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intertextuality, postmodern literature, narrative strategy, genre integration, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas.Abstract
This article examines intertextuality in English postmodern literature through a focused analysis of David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas. The study aims to identify the theoretical premises of intertextuality and to determine its functions in shaping the novel’s narrative structure and semantic coherence. The nested narratives, genre integration, and textual self-referentiality generate a complex intertextual framework within the novel. The findings demonstrate that in Cloud Atlas intertextuality operates as a core postmodern narrative strategy rather than a supplementary stylistic device.
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