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TELEVISION – A NEW CHALLENGE IN LITERATURE
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The influence of television on literature can be identified in novels of several contemporary writers where it can have two forms. In its explicit form it is usually represented by themes directly dealing with TV, TV broadcasting and programs, but its implicit form seems even more interesting. It manifests itself by the use of brand names instead of descriptions as well as by structural changes present on some level of the text. In the following text, the explicit impact is briefly exemplified by examples from B. Elton's novels, in which television occupies a considerable position. Comparison of D. Tartt's use of brand names at the place of description with the use of brand names in G. Vidal's novel Duluth shows one form of implicit impact. However, this is not the only example of influence in this novel. Duluth shows more non-standard features that seem to match the structure of soap-opera, while T. Pynchon's Vineland with its bifurcating plot, many secondary characters and other striking oddities resembles TV series of cinema loop as it was identified and described by U. Eco.
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