Stylistic features of the Internet age in modern German prose Cover Image

Stilzüge der Internetepoche in der modernen deutschen Prosa
Stylistic features of the Internet age in modern German prose

Author(s): Olga Kostrova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Information presenting; provoking; transparency; illusion

Summary/Abstract: The computer age has intensively influenced the language, so that this process is to compare with a revolution. We can see this influence in different spheres; but in various discourses, it is realized differently. In this paper, I present the results of my research, showing the interaction between stylistic execution of a prosaic text and information structuring of some Internet media: of web sites, blogs and chats. Having analyzed some novels of young modern authors Christian Kracht and Daniel Kehlmann, I find out, that they imitate the communication manner of Internet users.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 189-205
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: German