The Role of Intertextuality in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods
The Role of Intertextuality in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods
Author(s): Irina RațăSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Sociology of Culture, Theory of Literature, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Editura Casa Cărții de Știință
Keywords: intertextuality; transtextuality; American cultural identity; cultural representations of America;
Summary/Abstract: The American cultural identity and the essence of modern America are concepts difficult to describe and define. Neil Gaiman, a highly acclaimed British writer, tried to capture, in his award-winning novel, American Gods, the “real” America, and its elusive cultural identity. This article aims to uncover the intertextual references in American Gods, since Gaiman’s work is renowned for its extensive intertextuality. It also attempts to analyse the role and the importance of references in the creation of the American identity, and its cultural representation in Gaiman’s novel, by examining the types, functions, and effects of intertextuality.
Journal: Cultural Intertexts
- Issue Year: 2/2015
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 103-112
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
