This book analyses digital literature as part of an ongoing literary tradition, emphasising continuities and approaching digital phenomena through pre-digital theory. It underscores the potential of digital literature as cultural expression rather than technological gadgetry providing an opportunity for re-reading and canonical theory

Annika Elstermann is a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher at the English Department at Heidelberg University. Her approach to literary and cultural analysis is generally via socio-political contexts of production and reception, and corresponding literary and social theory. She has previously published papers on player immersion in video games, and computer-generated text.

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Introduction

1 Core Examples

2 Partitioned Works and Seriality

3 Participatory Storytelling

4 Interactive Text Production

5 Computer-Generated Text

6 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index