Avatars of Story
Author: Marie-Laure Ryan
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9781452908786
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.