Open AccessPrinted hyper-texts in the Greek literature for children. Breaking the canon and creating a new type of implied reader: the case of Eugene Trivizasa
Author(s) -
Αναστασία Οικονομίδου,
Anastasia Karagianni
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of literary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2659-3149
DOI - 10.7203/jle.5.21296
Subject(s) - canon , reading (process) , narrative , construct (python library) , literature , content (measure theory) , expression (computer science) , computer science , ancient greek , linguistics , art , philosophy , mathematics , programming language , mathematical analysis
The article focuses on two ground-breaking books by the renowned author Eugene Trivizas, which adopt a hyper -media logic, incorporating, apart from text and image, forms of expression that refer to the digital world of multimedia.
We analyse in detail the hyper-text characteristics of the selected books which make the process of reading a game that involves the energetic participation of the young readers.
We argue that in view of the contemporary canon of the Greek children's literature, that is, books that adopt a linear form of narration, printed hyper-texts like the ones we examine are examples of non-canonical literature, and enrich the form but also the content of contemporary Greek literature for children. At the same time, because of their hyper-text characteristics, such books construct an implied reader with quite a few qualifications, an implied reader who is not deterred by their neoteric form, accepts the initiative that they offer him and enjoys the reading game.