ELiterature: la letteratura nell’era digitale. Definizione, concetto e statuto.

In this paper we deal with the concept of eLiterature and its digital status. We consider the relationship between literature and eLiterature and analyze the main peculiarities of the latter. Passing through the concepts of paper-under-glass, digital born, hybridity, mutagenicity, ergodicity, agency and digital textuality, we offer a definition of electronic literature.