The Possible Worlds of Hypertext Fiction

Publisher's blurb: 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. 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 Bibliography Index