About the Author

Anna Weigel

E-Mail: Anna.Weigel@anglistik.uni-giessen.de

Anna Weigel is a PhD candidate in English and American Literary Studies at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen (Germany) and the University of Helsinki (Finland). Her dissertation, “Fictions of the Internet,” explores how contemporary novels respond to the influence of new media.

Contributions by Author: Anna Weigel

05/30/2016 _Perspective

New Narrative Forms in the Digital Age

The Emergence of Enhanced E-Books

Since its rise at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, the novel has continually responded to historical, cultural, and media influences. In the first decade of the 21st century, emerging technologies such as e-readers, iPads, and tablets have entered the book market and threaten to undermine the status of the printed book at large. […]