Hypertext 2.0: The Convergence of Contemporary Critical Theory and Technology (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)

Landow, George P.

ISBN 10: 0801855861 / ISBN 13: 9780801855863

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hypertext 2.0: The Convergence of Contemporary Critical Theory and Technology (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801855861
• ISBN 13: 9780801855863
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

George Landow's widely acclaimed Hypertext was the first book to bring together the worlds of literary theory and computer technology to explore the implications of giving readers instant, easy access to a virtual library of sources as well as unprecedented control of what and how they read. In hypermedia, Landow saw in a strikingly literal embodiment of many major points of contemporary literary theory, particularly Derrida's idea of "de-centering" and Barthes's conception of the "readerly" versus "writerly" text.

"Landow['s]... presentation is measured, experiential, lucid, moderate, and sensible. He merely points out that the concept 'hypertext' lets us test some concepts associated with critical theory, and gracefully shows how the technology is contributing to reconfigurations of text, author, narrative, and (literary) education."― Post Modern Culture, reviewing the first edition

About the Author

George P. Landow is professor of English and art history at Brown University. The editor of three books on electronic textuality, he has created several electronic hypertexts, including the award-winning Dickens Web.