The novel All the Pretty Horses in the light of postmodern theory Cover Image

Roman All the pretty Horses u svjetlu postmoderne teorije
The novel All the Pretty Horses in the light of postmodern theory

Author(s): Aida Ćorić
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Fakultet humanističkih nauka, Univerzitet »Džemal Bijedić« u Mostaru
Keywords: McCarthy; All the Pretty Horses; postmoderna teorija; western roman; apokaliptični stil; intertekstualnost

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with postmodern literary elements in the novel All The Pretty Horses, written by the American novelist Cormac McCarthy. It offers brief information about postmodern literary theory and its concerns; it explains the emergence of the western novel and its main features and it presents and explains the elements of both in the novel.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 419-427
  • Page Count: 9