超文本与阅读革命——以乔伊斯超文本小说《十二蓝》为例

Hypertext and the Revolution of Reading——Taking Michael Joyce's Hypertext novel Twelve Blue as an example

在超文本网络中,读者可以选择不同的阅读路径,探索别样的故事类型。《十二蓝》是超文本文学的代表作之一,共包括269个链接、96个辞片,8个文本入口。小说立体网状结构,处处流淌的意识流,水、死亡、色彩等意象的隐喻之意,角色关系的流转变换等,使得作品犹如一座电子迷宫,在迷宫中探索潜藏的故事,这是与印刷文学迥然有别的文本旅行。通过对《十二蓝》的细读,有助于读者应对超文本时代的阅读革命。

In the hypertext network, the reader can choose different reading paths and explore a different kind of story type. Twelve Blue is one of the masterpieces of hypertext literature. It includes 269 links, 96 space and 8 lexia. Multiple dimensional net-based structure, streams of consciousness flowing everywhere, images of water, death and colour, and the transfers and changes of role relationships are included in this novel. These make the work just like an electronic labyrinth. Readers can discover different stories in this labyrinth and this is a completely different text travel by comparison with printed literature. Close reading Twelve Blue can help readers cope with the revolution of reading in the hypertext age.