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Proposing, disposing, proving: Barthes, intentionalism, and hypertext literary fiction

Brooker, Sam·2021·New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia
DOI 10.1080/13614568.2021.1906955
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Hypertext has been described as embodying Roland Barthes' ideal text. This paper considers that association, and the relationship of each to literary theory's historical privileging of authorial intention over reader interpretation. Firstly it outlines the rise and fall of authorial intention in literary theory, culminating in Roland Barthes' 1967 essay The Death of the Author. Secondly, it challenges the relationship between anti-intentionalism and hypertext in three ways: by exploring hypertext as a dialectical situation, which places the reader in dialogue with the author; by challenging Barthes' galaxy of signifiers as an embodiment of links; and finally, by establishing a disciplinary emphasis on hermeneutics as intrinsically readerly in nature. The paper concludes by considering whether an intentionalist approach might in fact be the best fit for hypertext fiction.

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Authors
Brooker, S.
Affiliations
Richmond, The American International University in London (GB)
Corresponding author
Brooker, Sam
ORCID
Brooker, Sam
Venue
New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2021-04-01
Volume
27
Issue
1-2
Pages
6-28
ISSN
  • 0955-8543 (ISSN-L)
  • 1361-4568
  • 1740-7842
DOI
10.1080/13614568.2021.1906955
OpenAlex
W3144805459
Semantic Scholar
b0986bb403af548a2dd595c8fc7687c2c54a0605
Cited by
7
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2
FWCI
9.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia (publishedVersion)
  • University of the Arts London Research Online (University of the Arts London) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Narrative Theory and Analysis
Keywords
hypertext fiction, Roland Barthes, The Death of the Author, authorial intention, intentionalism, anti-intentionalism, reader interpretation, hermeneutics, author-reader relationship

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