Play and Games in Fiction and Theory

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Publication date 2020
Journal Angels
Volume | Issue number 11
Number of pages 15
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA)
Abstract This article provides an historical overview of various theories of play, games and literature, and examines a number of examples taken from an wide range of texts both theoretical and literary. In doing so, the author analyses specific texts that address the role of play up to the present, and discusses the ludic in relation to mimesis, textuality and literature. The author also discusses fictional narratives on digital platforms such as video games, as well as some of the consequences or ramifications of what is known as the “gamification” the world we currently inhabit.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.4000/angles.2561
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