Speaking of Grand Text Auto, they linked to a newly published French language history of Electronic Literature. Now I don’t speak French, I dropped it in college after a month, so I will trust GTxA’s description:

A quick browse based on sketchy French language skills suggests that the extensively hyperlinked 15 chapter document provides a very good historical introduction to some forms of electronic writing, with a particular focus on francophone work, from the prehistory of electronic writing in avant-garde traditions, through hypertext, combinatory forms, and animated interactive poetry.

As Scott points out, this looks like a great companion to N. Katherine Hayles’ Electronic Literature: What Is It?. I love the international, multilingual, nature of electronic literature. In May, at the ELO’s symposium, this was discussed extensively during the international panel.


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