Towards an Art of Rhetoric in Electronic Literary Works: The Figures of Manipulation

Critical Writing
Author: 
Serge Bouchardon
Publication Type: 
Conference paper or presentation
Language: 
English
Year: 
2008
Presented at Event: 
Electronic Literature Organization 2008: Visionary Landscapes
Record Status: 
Approved record
Tags: 
rhetoricrhetorical figurefigures of manipulationhuman-computer interactiontextvideoimageinteractive writing
Abstract (in English): 

On the basis of electronic literary works, we can identify specific rhetorical figures in interactive writing: the figures of manipulation. It is a category on its own, along with figures of diction, construction, meaning and thought. For example, the figure of appearance/disappearance (responding to an action of the reader) is as a key figure among the figures of manipulation.

What is emphasized in such figures is the coupling action/behavior, which could be considered as a basic unit in interactive writing. This coupling can be conceived independently from the medias (text, image, video) it relies on. Thus, it seems relevant to have an a-media approach when defining an art of rhetoric in interactive writing.

(Source: Author's abstract, 2008 ELO Conference)

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