Cybertext

Download or read book Cybertext written by Espen J. Aarseth and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1997-09-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do the rapidly expanding genres of digital literature mean that the narrative mode--novels, films, television drama--is losing its dominant position in our culture? Author Espen Aarseth eases our fears of literary loss (at least temporarily) by pointing out that electronic text requires an interactive response to generate a literary sequence. Where's the fun if you have to write your own ending? 21 illustrations.