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- From: gaa6926@usl.edu (Accardo Glen A)
- Subject: Re: refs for linear-nonlin trans?
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- Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
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- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 05:19:42 GMT
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- One work that you may wish to consult is Hypermedia and Literary Studies,
- edited by George Landow. I don't have my copy with me (It's been borrowed
- almosted the entired time I've owned it.) but I remember an article in it
- by a fellow who put the works of Lao Tzu into a hyperdocument. He included
- other things, and generally made a nice "docuverse."
-
- I've been doing the same thing with William Blake, although I'd hardly
- call his works linear -- at least not in the straight sense of the word.
- Making the translation is probably not as difficult as you might think.
- Some of the organization is bound to follow traditional hierarchical
- patterns for the material, other parts can be added to the hierarchy
- rather easily.
-
- I found that the most important thing to add was ALL of the original
- works that you want -- and I do mean --==*> ALL <*==-- In my case,
- that was everything that W.B. wrote. Now, I am adding multiple versions
- of his works, critical works about his illuminated poems, biographical
- information, and I am creating a time-line as another spine in the docuverse.
- As the last part of my project, I am going to add various tours through
- the data -- for freshman literature students to deal with small works like
- "The Tiger" and "The Lamb," and for advanced students to deal with the
- more difficult prophetic works.
-
- I'd be interested in hearing from other people who are doing similar
- translations, not only with literary topics. If anyone else is dealing
- with hypertext as a tool for literary pedagogy, I'm especially interested
- in hearing from you.
-
- glen accardo University of Southwestern Louisiana
- gaa@usl.edu English Graduate School
-