Hypermedia and Literary Studies

by Paul Delany

Book Overview

The essays in Hypermedia and Literary Studies discuss the theoretical and practical opportunities and challenges posed by the convergence of hypermedia systems and traditional written texts. Consider a work from Shakespeare. Imagine, as you read it, being able to call up instantly the Elizabethan usage of a particular word, variant texts for any part of the work, critical commentary, historically relevant facts, or oral interpretations by different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262540738
• ISBN13: 9780262540735
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Perfect for my post graduate persuits.

I purchased this book to get insight on a topic I was considering for a doctoral program and I found it very helpful.

thinking about hypertext

Although somewhat dated, Landow and Delany's collection of essays brings together early work (1980s) by scholars interested in thinking about the implications of hypertext within the humanities. Terence Harpold's "Threnody: Psychoanalytic Digressions on the Subject of Hypertext" is widely referenced. While arguably over-invested in poststructuralist literary theory at the expense of visual cultural studies, this volume cannot be ignore by serious students of hypermedia. Landow and Delany's opening essay is particularly valuable for its summarizing of what was then current thought on hypertext as an expressive form.