The Bloomsbury Handbook of Electronic Literature
Author | : Joseph Tabbi |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2017-11-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781474230278 |
ISBN-13 | : 147423027X |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Bloomsbury Handbook of Electronic Literature written by Joseph Tabbi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2017 N. Katherine Hayles Award for Criticism of Electronic Literature A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2018 The digital age has had a profound impact on literary culture, with new technologies opening up opportunities for new forms of literary art from hyperfiction to multi-media poetry and narrative-driven games. Bringing together leading scholars and artists from across the world, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Electronic Literature is the first authoritative reference handbook to the field. Crossing disciplinary boundaries, this book explores the foundational theories of the field, contemporary artistic practices, debates and controversies surrounding such key concepts as canonicity, world systems, narrative and the digital humanities, and historical developments and new media contexts of contemporary electronic literature. Including guides to major publications in the field, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Electronic Literature is an essential resource for scholars of contemporary culture in the digital era.