Henrickson, L orcid.org/0000-0001-8008-2373 (2018) Computer-Generated Fiction in a Literary Lineage. Logos, 29 (2-3). pp. 54-63. ISSN 0957-9656
Abstract
This article examines the place of computer-generated literary texts within the boundaries of modern literary analysis. Any act of reading engages interpretive faculties; modern readers assume a text to embody human agency. With this assumption, readers assign authorial intention and hence develop a perceived contract between the author and the reader. Yet computer-generated texts bring this contract into question. Drawing from historical examples of conceptual writing, this article shows how computer-generated fiction calls into question current conceptions of authorship and what it means to be a reader, but it nevertheless fits within a longstanding literary lineage.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Keywords: | natural language generation; authorship; conceptual writing; literary analysis |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 Oct 2020 15:35 |
Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2020 15:35 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Brill |
Identification Number: | 10.1163/18784712-02902007 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:166824 |