Intertextuality is a concept that emerged in literary theory during the 1960s. In the field of social sciences, a so-called crisis of meaning occured, and the structuralist paradigm was replaced by the poststructuralist one. On the field of literary science, there were simultaneous drastic changes in the understanding of text and textuality. Literary theorists start to show more interest for intertextuality, and writers use it more frequently as a constitutive element of their poetics. One such writer is Pavao Pavličić, one of the most prolific and widely read Croatian authors today. In his academic work, he primarily dealt with pre-modern Croatian literature, and as part of institution known as Zagrebačka stilistička škola, he started to research intertextuality himself. In the book „Intertekstualnost & intermedijalnost“ (1988), he published an article discussing two typs of intertextuality (conventional type and unconventional). Almost simultaneously, Pavličić started writing literary books rich with intertextual connections, especially with pre-modern Croatian literature. This master's thesis will analyze intertextual connections with pre-modern literature on the collection of short stories Lađa od vode, collection of letters Rukoljub, and on the novels Večernji akt, Koraljna vrata and Pokora. In the analysis of intertextual connections, Pavličić's aforementioned work on intertextuality will be of great help, as well as the „teorija citatnosti“ by D. Oraić Tolić and the text by V. Žmegač called Tipovi intertekstualnosti i njihova funkcija (1988). Based on all theoretical considerations, it will be shown how intertextual connections are formed, what their function is, and what is expected of the reader who interprets these connections.