View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations Student Works 5-2002 White Knowledge and the Cauldron of Story: The Use of Allusion in Terry Pratchett's Discworld. William Thomas Abbott East Tennessee State University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd Part of the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Abbott, William Thomas, "White Knowledge and the Cauldron of Story: The sU e of Allusion in Terry Pratchett's Discworld." (2002). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 630. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/630 This Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Works at Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. White Knowledge and the Cauldron of Story: The Use of Allusion in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld ———————— A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of English East Tennessee State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in English ———————— by William T. Abbott May 2002 ————————— Roberta Herrin, Chair Sonya Cashdan Doug Burgess Keywords: Terry Pratchett, Allusion, Fantasy, Myth, Folklore, Science Fiction ABSTRACT White Knowledge and the Cauldron of Story: The Use of Allusion in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld by William T. Abbott In the last twenty years, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series has become very popular.