Analyzing Electronic Poetry. Three Examples of Textualities in Digital Media

Authors

  • Giovanna Di Rosario

Keywords:

digital literature, new media, electronic poetry, textuality

Abstract

This paper aims to show the different textualities put forward by electronic poetry. In order to explain how poetic language can create different textualities due to the interaction of different media, three close-readings of electronic poems will be offered.

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2017-10-26

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