The aim of this article is to compare Roland Barthes‘ thought construct of the ideal text with selected original works in the field of electronic literature. The link between this idea and this type of work is assumed on the basis of interconnections and references in foreign theoretical texts on electronic literature. In the first part of the article, the concept itself is introduced in its original context of the S/Z book. Subsequently, the links are presented between the ideal text and the theories referring to it. In the second part of the text, it is shown, using a representative sample of original works of electronic literature, where this analogy can be traced and where it cannot.
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