| This course will introduce students to the theoretical
foundations and mechanics of electronic and hypertext editions. The treatment
of theory and practice will be introduced concurrently: the course will
be comprised of both practical hands-on sessions, and a more conventional,
seminar-based component that will address the implications of the application
of electronic technologies to literary editions. The practical component
of the course will train the student in the fundamentals of HTML, XHTML,
and XML markup and delivery, with the focus upon the encoding guidelines
for humanities texts devised by the Text Encoding Initiative; additional
technologies touched upon will include such subjects as digital imaging
and manipulation. The theoretical portions of the course will introduce
students to hypertext theory, with an emphasis upon the intersections between
this and recent developments in editorial practice and theory. The occasional
contributions of guest lecturers will provide students with a variety of
perspectives on the subject. Students will be
expected to apply their new skills through the production, by the completion
of the course, of a functioning hypertext edition of a brief work of their
choice. Other components for evaluation will include one oral seminar
on hypertext and editorial theory, and an oral book review. Written work
(in addition to that associated with the hypertext edition itself) will
include a final essay, a briefer book review essay, and a "prospectus"
for the edition. Students will, as well, be asked to submit drafts of
their edition at set intervals through the course.
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