In the article, “The End of Books”, Robert Coover discusses how books, print media, and the traditional novel are all losing its value. I found it interesting how it discussed how in the past a novel was “the epic of the middle-class world”. It is true though that the end of print media is becoming less popular in comparison to media available through technology on our phones or laptops.
I learned more about what “hypertext” is and the history of how it influences technology. I didn’t know that the term was created before there could be hypertext in reality. I learned that hypertext was discussed in many novels before we used it everyday. A quote I found interesting was “Hypertext reader and writer are said to become co-learners or co-writers, as it were fellow-travelers in the mapping and remapping of textual components, not all of which are provided by what used to be called the author.”
I learned more about what “hypertext” is and the history of how it influences technology. I didn’t know that the term was created before there could be hypertext in reality. I learned that hypertext was discussed in many novels before we used it everyday. A quote I found interesting was “Hypertext reader and writer are said to become co-learners or co-writers, as it were fellow-travelers in the mapping and remapping of textual components, not all of which are provided by what used to be called the author.”
Hi Catalina. Many of your comments and opinions were similar to mine when I read the article, I also found it interesting that the article discusses how in the past a novel was “the epic of the middle- class world.” It really makes you think how times are quickly changing. But it is also interesting how the idea and the word hypertext existed long before hypertext was reality. It is almost as if people somehow knew that one day we would find a more convenient way of reading text. I agree with the article when it says hypertext is taking away from the author’s vision and ideas. With the help of ebooks giving us explanations and decoding the author’s creativity now day, we tend to take away the magic of a good book.
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