Intertextuality in T. Pratchett’s Novel Maskerade

The category of intertextuality and playing with the reader have become an integral part mass literature in era postmodernism. aim this article is to analyse intertextual inclusions Maskerade (1995), a novel by Terry Pratchett, British writer who achieved success comic fantasy well-known for his book series Discworld use different cultural references which play crucial role construction storyline. research refers original text Maskerade, primary precedent texts, i.e. Phantom Opera Gaston Leroux musical same name Andrew Lloyd Webber, as well several works last century. distinctive features include predominance over literary ones, can be explained plot developing on stage Ankh-Morpork House. In very paratitle novel, begins game reader, hinting at main narrative line, duality masquerade what happens. All plot-forming connections analysed no attribution are expressed form marked quotations, quasi-quotations, allusions. However, taking into consideration “the white knowledge” readers’ horizon expectations, Pratchett reconsiders many images characters seemingly twists Opera. Furthermore, showing backstage theatrical world its prejudices difficulties, author thereby connects real secondary fictional turn out hardly distinguishable from each other.