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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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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ryan, Marie-Laure, 1946- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2006.
Collection:Electronic mediations ; v. 17.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xxiv, 275 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-264) and index.
ISBN:9780816697861
0816697868