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The clones: a new phenomenon in the literary environment
The clones: a new phenomenon in the literary environment

Author(s): Iulia Cornigeanu
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Universitatea din Bucuresti, Facultatea de Sociologie si Asistenta Sociala
Keywords: writers; online communities; identity

Summary/Abstract: The article is an introduction to a rather recent phenomenon present in the Romanian literary environment: “the clones”. They are somehow linked to pseudonyms and Pessoa’s heteronyms but at the same time they bring something new in terms of identity, social status and role playing within a community. The sociological perspective in studying “the clones” shows, among others, what differentiates the young generation of writers in Romania (“Generation 2000”) from others, and how they have integrated the Internet into their literary lives.

  • Issue Year: 1/2010
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 93-109
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English
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