Contemporary Literature as De-Paratextualization

Interviews are a prime example of the expansion of the literary in contemporary literature. Long understood (and devalued) as paratextual secondary communication, a de-paratextualization of the interview has been observable for about twenty years. The article compares the current situation with the position of the interview around 1970 and asks for reasons for this tectonic shift.

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This article discusses interviews as a prime example of the expansion of the literary in contemporary literature. It analyzes the de-paratextualization of interviews in the past twenty years and compares the current situation with the position of interviews around 1970, exploring the reasons behind this tectonic shift.