Hypertext fiction: The latest in postmodern literary theory

From: Academe | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

STUDENTS ON CAMPUSES ACROSS the country are plugging into hypertext fiction, the new genre many English professors are calling the latest in postmodern literary theory. Classes such as "Cyberculture" and "Technology and the Text" have cropped up on at least fifty campuses, a clear demonstration, proponents say, that the genre is more than a passing fad. But what exactly is hypertext fiction? And how does it work?

Students find most of their hypertext assignments on computer disks or on the World Wide Web. While reading stories on a computer screen, students click on highlighted keywords, ...

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