E POETICS OF HYPERFICTION IN STORYSPACE
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2020
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This article will describe and interpret the poetics of interactive fiction made within the hypertext
system created by J.D. Bolter and M. Joyce - Storyspace, based on spatial metaphor - "topographic
metaphor" / "writing space". As an alternative to the code format found in books, hypertextual literature,
supported by MEMEX (V. Bush) and Xanadu (T. Nelson) projects, has developed substantially, defining
itself as a continuation of the modern "tradition" of experimental literature in print, freeing both the author
and the reader from the restrictions of the printed medium and favoring new experiments in literary
structure.
Storyspace is used for writing novels, articles, reports, creating university courses. In this article, three
hyperfiction products will be analyzed in more detail, the hypertextual novels: “Afternoon. A story ”M.
Joyce; Patchwork Girl S. Jackson; "Victory Garden" S. Moulthrop, presenting their structure and
hypertextual specificity.
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hypertext
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GOTCA, Rodica. The poetics of hyperfiction in storyspace. In: Literature, Discourses and the Power of Multicultural Dialogue: Literature, Ed. 8, 7-8 decembrie 2020, Tîrgu Mureş. Tîrgu Mureș, România: The Alpha Institute for Multicultural Studies, 2020, Ediția a 8-a, Lite., pp. 284-291. ISBN 978-606-93590-3-7.