Notes and Quotes: Ensslin on page 145

Notes and Quotes

Astrid Ensslin (beginning on page 145)

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The author contends that we can only use the term “digital literature” if and when the reception process is guided if not dominated by “literary” means (145).

Interest in close-reading various forms of digital fiction derives from the distinct narrative techniques used by digital writers (145).

The author argues that from the vantage point of reader-response criticism, this spectrum parallels a move from an aesthetic of revision and revisitation to an aesthetic of retro-intentionalisation (146).

Hypertext instigates multilinear reading processes (147).

Some early works of digital literature emphasize the meta-theoretical component and thereby neglect the aesthetic effects necessary to attract a non-academic readership (148).

Hypermedia typically combines a variety of semiotic modes including typography, (scanned) handwriting, digitized speech, sound and music, pictographic and photographic images, animation,  and film (148).

Cybertext… readers become part of a cybernetic feedback loop with operates on the basis of mutual stimulus and response between machine and operator (149).

The author argues that Aarseth omits two crucial elements contained within conventional communication models: reference, and the role of the author-programmer (149).

Hyperlinks are not generally replaced but rather combined with other creative technologies to produce literary and artistic novelties (150).

The author argues that all of the new technologies enable writers to use and experiment freely according to need and mood (151).

Cognitive stylistics uses the principles of cognitive science to investigate how textual elements evoke certain psychological patterns and cognitive effects in the reader’s mind (152).

Empirical stylistics applies empirical research methods to examine reading and response patterns and processes (152).

Author argues that literary criticism still lacks a significant degree of auto-physiological awareness to complement cognitive stylistics (152).

Retro-intentionalization (156).