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Avatars of story /

Marie-Laure Ryan moves beyond literary works to examine other media, especially electronic narrative forms, revealing how story, a form of meaning that transcends cultures and media, achieves diversity by presenting itself under multiple avatars. Ryan considers texts such as the reality television s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ryan, Marie-Laure, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2006.
Colección:Electronic mediations ; v. 17.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Marie-Laure Ryan moves beyond literary works to examine other media, especially electronic narrative forms, revealing how story, a form of meaning that transcends cultures and media, achieves diversity by presenting itself under multiple avatars. Ryan considers texts such as the reality television show Survivor, the film The Truman Show, and software-driven hypertext fiction, and anticipates the time when media will provide new ways to experience stories.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiv, 275 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index.
ISBN:9780816697861
0816697868