Ergodic Literature: A New Reading Method? A New Name for Existing Methods? Cover Image

Ergodik Edebiyat: Yeni Bir Okuma Yöntemi mi? Hâlihazırdaki Yöntemlerin Yeni Adı mı?
Ergodic Literature: A New Reading Method? A New Name for Existing Methods?

Author(s): Hayrunisa Topçu
Subject(s): Media studies, Turkish Literature, Theory of Literature, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
Keywords: electronic literature; ergodic literature; hypertext; cybertext;

Summary/Abstract: In 20th and 21st centuries, scientific and technological developments that have affected all areas of life have started a new era called “digital age”. One of the fields that have changed with the effect of digitalization is literature. This process leads to the birth of a new field called electronic literature. The spread of electronic literary works causes the need for new reading methods. Ergodic literature, which is the subject of this article, is a reading method that has been theorized with the increase of electronic texts. The framework of the concept will be formed based on Espen J. Aarseth’s Cybertext Perspectives on Ergodic Literature, definitions of hypertext and cybertext will be made, and their relationship with ergodic literature will be discussed. The main purpose of the study is to introduce the concept of ergodic literature to Turkish literature at the theoretical level.

  • Issue Year: 10/2022
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 328-349
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Turkish