Synopses & Reviews
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.
About the Author
ALICE BELL is a lecturer in the School of English at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
Table of 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) afternoon--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
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