Performing E-bookness: Remediation and Metamediality in the Ebook Edition of Mark Z. Danielewski's The Fifty Year Sword

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Abstract

Mark. Z Danielewski is known for his experiments with the aesthetics of print in works such as House of Leaves and The Familiar. The chapter examines what happens when the experimental book object is digitalized, focusing on the enhanced e-book version of Danielewski’s The Fifty Year Sword. Drawing on theories on remediation (Bolter and Grusin), bookishness (Pressman, Hayles) and digital materiality (Kirschenbaum), I examine how the e-book transforms the work, adding sound effects, animation and music to the literary experience. Thus, I examine how the enhanced e-book balances between embracing the digital format and remediating an aesthetics of bookishness.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Experimental Book Object
Subtitle of host publicationMateriality, Media, Design
EditorsSami Sjöberg, Mikko Keskinen, Arja Karhumaa
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherRoutledge
Pages195-210
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781003334293, 9781032368825
ISBN (Print)9781032368818
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameRoutledge Digital Literary Studies

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Specific Literatures
  • Cultural Studies
  • Visual Arts

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