Lawrence-
I think that what we might be comming to here is that
hypertext allows the reader to choose how to manage
the text, bringing elements together lopping others
off. In this sense then FW ain't like that 'cepting
that I have to do that as I can never manage reading
very much FW at anyone sitting.
This leaving the work unfinished trick is used in the
music of J Cage and others who would offer some music
and the performer can choose which bits they would do
and in what order. So with hypertext, the production
of which is as much the job the original composer as
the reader/performer who comes across it. Actually the
other consideration is that this is the method used by
Hebrew scholars in interpretating holy writ, they are
'allowed' to reorganize the text of the torah to draw
out new meanings. The two limits on the polysemy
it can't be irreligious, it is the word of the big J-
after all
And because letters have values in Hebrew the new
wording must add up to the same value. So for example
Rastafarians talk about the lion in Zion, lion and
Jahweh have the same numerical value.
Are there any hypertext that have the quality of
reverlation that is the goal here? or is it just
random and free-play etc etc which personally I find a
bit drab?
neville
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