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. INDICE: 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 - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-54255-6
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 10/03/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés