Literary Landscape: The Free Realm of Online Literature: The Free Realm of Online Literature

Author: Yu Yang
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Media Culture Series. Hold the critical tool, quietly observe the clamor of the world.
Online Literature: Literature is not someone's, literature is everyone's.
Commenting on online literature involves great risks, but the emergence of a new literary creation practice is a valuable asset that inevitably requires theoretical reflection and grasp. It is better to leave some traces than to leave a blank space, especially when the study of online literature deepens, new materials may be obtained, new methods may be developed, and new perspectives may be formed. This is not only beneficial for the internet but also for literature, and even for all modern art. This book aims to spark interest and thought among readers, encouraging more people to focus on online literature.
Online Literature: Literature is not someone's, literature is everyone's.
Commenting on online literature involves great risks, but the emergence of a new literary creation practice is a valuable asset that inevitably requires theoretical reflection and grasp. It is better to leave some traces than to leave a blank space, especially when the study of online literature deepens, new materials may be obtained, new methods may be developed, and new perspectives may be formed. This is not only beneficial for the internet but also for literature, and even for all modern art. This book aims to spark interest and thought among readers, encouraging more people to focus on online literature.
In the cyberspace, the power of writers is shared by nameless keyboard users in an attitude of play. The great freedom of individuals in cyberspace weakens the power of powerful discourse suppression in reality. As a result, things in the real world that hold a dominant position, such as authority, classics, order, and institutions, are infinitely degraded here, leaving only a carnival of all forms born under the inspiration of equality and self-determination.
Freedom of speech is the primary spiritual wealth of online literature, but the powerful narrative styles dissolve the imagination of readers and limit their reading space, which in turn places the narrative power of literature in the hands of narrators who can apply new technologies. Where is the freedom then?