Kukjin Kim, Korean Web Novel: An Innovative Form of Literature? - p. 93
At the turn of the twenty-first century, the literary field underwent a significant transformation with the emergence of digital literature, disseminated primarily through the Internet and specialized online platforms that initially hosted genre-based narratives, fostering the exchange of shared interests among users. Over time, some of these websites evolved into fully developed platforms for the publication and consumption of digital works, exerting a profound influence on literary production and readership, particularly in terms of scale and accessibility. This study addresses the conceptual and methodological challenges associated with defining, categorizing, and analyzing digital literature. It aims to establish a theoretical framework for the development of a multidisciplinary approach to its study, with a particular focus on South Korean web novel, commonly referred to as web sosŏl. The research explores the origins, characteristics, and modes of production, distribution, and consumption of digital literature in Korea, while examining the hypertextual structures enabled by the Internet and mobile technologies. Furthermore, it evaluates the potential trajectories of this literary phenomenon and assesses the applicability of contextual and interdisciplinary methodologies to the analysis of web-based narratives.
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