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The Possible Worlds of Hypertext Fiction (PDF eBook)


The Possible Worlds of Hypertext Fiction (PDF eBook)

eBook by Bell, A.;

The Possible Worlds of Hypertext Fiction (PDF eBook)

£44.99

ISBN:
9780230281288
Publication Date:
10 Mar 2010
Publisher:
Springer Nature
Imprint:
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages:
205 pages
Format:
eBook
For delivery:
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The Possible Worlds of Hypertext Fiction (PDF eBook)

Description

Written in hypertext and read from a computer, hypertext novels exist as a collection of textual fragments, which must be pieced together by the reader. The Possible Worlds of Hypertext Fiction offers a new critical theory tailored specifically for this burgeoning genre, providing a much needed body of criticism in a key area of new media fiction.

Contents

The Universe of Hypertext Fiction Hypertext Fiction and the Importance of Worlds Contradictions, World Views and the Nature of Truth in Michael Joyce's (1987) A fternoon; A Story Going, Going, Gone: the Slippery Worlds of Stuart Moulthrop's (1995) Victory Garden Is there a Mary/Shelley in this World? Parody and Counterparts in Shelley Jackson's (1997) Patchwork Girl The Colourful Worlds of Richard Holeton's (2001) Figurski at Findhorn on Acid Bibliography Index

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