Hyper/Text/Theory
In his widely acclaimed book Hypertext George P. Landow described a radically new information technology and its relationship to the work of such literary theorists as Jacques Derrida and Roland Barthes. Now Landow has brought together a distinguished group of authorities to explore more fully the implications of hypertextual reading for contemporary literary theory.
Among the contributors, Charles Ess uses the work of Jürgen Habermas and the Frankfurt School to examine hypertext's potential for true democratization. Stuart Moulthrop turns to Deleuze and Guattari as a point of departure for a study of the relation of hypertext and political power. Espen Aarseth places hypertext within a framework created by other forms of electronic textuality. David Kolb explores what hypertext implies for philosophy and philosophical discourse. Jane Yellowlees Douglas, Gunnar Liestol, and Mireille Rosello use contemporary theory to come to terms with hypertext narrative. Terrence Harpold investigates the hypertextual fiction of Michael Joyce. Drawing on Derrida, Lacan, and Wittgenstein, Gregory Ulmer offers an example of the new form of writing hypertextuality demands.
(Source: Publisher's catalogue copy)
Contents (Critical Writing):
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Conclusions | Terry Harpold |
| Nonlinearity and Literary Theory | Espen Aarseth |
| Physics and Hypertext: Liberation and Complicity in Art and Pedagogy | Martin E. Rosenberg |
| Rhizome and Resistance: Hypertext and the Dreams of a New Culture | Stuart Moulthrop |
| Socrates in the Labyrinth | David Kolb |
| The Miranda Warnings: An Experiment in Hypertext | Gregory L. Ulmer |
| The Political Computer: Hypertext, Democracy, and Habermas | Charles Ess |
| The Screener's Maps: Michel de Certeau's "Wandersmänner" and Paul Auster's Hypertextual Detective | Mireille Rosello |
| What's a Critic to Do?: Critical Theory in the Age of Hypertext | George P. Landow |
| Wittgenstein, Genette, and the Reader's Narrative in Hypertext | Gunnar Liestøl |
| “How Do I Stop This Thing?” Closure And Indeterminacy In Interactive Narratives | J. Yellowlees Douglas |
