The paper focuses on the analysis of the intertexts to show the reality hidden inside Barthelme＇s The glass mountain. Barthelme is a representative of postmodernism. He employs typical writing skills, such as collage...The paper focuses on the analysis of the intertexts to show the reality hidden inside Barthelme＇s The glass mountain. Barthelme is a representative of postmodernism. He employs typical writing skills, such as collage, fragments and discontinuous narratives, in The glass mountain to illustrate absurdity in the text. As a centerpiece of postmodernism, this fiction can be correctly interpreted by the way of intertextuality, which is a key to reveal the text＇s absurdity. Through such comparison, readers can understand that the purpose of absurd writing is to demonstrate reality in the modern world.展开更多
Donald Barthelme, known as the pioneer ofpostmodernism, is not a serious, straight-ahead writer. He delights in ambiguity, juxtaposition, found texts, old words, old pictures and focused irony. This paper is to apply ...Donald Barthelme, known as the pioneer ofpostmodernism, is not a serious, straight-ahead writer. He delights in ambiguity, juxtaposition, found texts, old words, old pictures and focused irony. This paper is to apply the text analysis to one of his best work The Glass Mountain and explore the reality behind the absurd story and writing style.展开更多
文摘The paper focuses on the analysis of the intertexts to show the reality hidden inside Barthelme＇s The glass mountain. Barthelme is a representative of postmodernism. He employs typical writing skills, such as collage, fragments and discontinuous narratives, in The glass mountain to illustrate absurdity in the text. As a centerpiece of postmodernism, this fiction can be correctly interpreted by the way of intertextuality, which is a key to reveal the text＇s absurdity. Through such comparison, readers can understand that the purpose of absurd writing is to demonstrate reality in the modern world.
文摘Donald Barthelme, known as the pioneer ofpostmodernism, is not a serious, straight-ahead writer. He delights in ambiguity, juxtaposition, found texts, old words, old pictures and focused irony. This paper is to apply the text analysis to one of his best work The Glass Mountain and explore the reality behind the absurd story and writing style.
