Sample Critical Hypertexts

Fantomina; or, Love in a Maze: A Critical Hypertext
Fulltext hypertext template loading individual note.html pages into <iframe>. Well suited for beginners. Under construction.

The Stage-Mutineers; or, A Playhouse to be Let: A Critical Hypertext
Sample hypertext using javascript tooltips. More complex design, better suited for smaller texts that can fit on a single page and authors well-versed in basic and mid-level coding. Under construction.

Robinson Crusoe (1719): Pierre-Marteau Publishing
Hypertextualization of the 1719 edition of Defoe's novel. Uses frames; this site offers an excellent sample of what has been done to mark up large texts. Under construction.

Student Hypertexts: Approaches to Literary Study (MU)
Selected hypertexts by students at Marymount University, created using Word's footnoting feature. Saved as web pages, the notes become links to and from the text. Though best for smaller projects, this approach is also useful for larger texts. The downside to annotating larger texts in this format is not being able to see notes and text simultaneously.

Student Archives: British Theater 1660-1737 (WL)
During the next twelve weeks, we will work both individually and collaboratively to create a web archive of original research and primary materials. Broadly speaking, an archive is a collection of materials, usually primary, amassed for the purposes of preservation and study.The individual component of this project will be completed in conjunction with your final essay, drawing from the archive of materials you put together. The collaborative component of the project will be completed in a group I select, based on significant relationships between your individual essay topics. From the individual to the collaborative project, groups will be required to cull relevant materials into a new, online archive, compose an introduction for it, and add each group member’s essay. The introduction to this collaborative archive will derive, in part, from your individual essay, but as a collaborative project, it should coherently represent the work of all students in your group (assignment sheet).

Student Web Projects: 18th Century British Novel (WL)
Individual web projects by students of the 18th century novel.

The World of London Theatre 1660-1800
Student web project led by Patricia Craddock; this is an unfinished, working archive on a very broad topic. Good place to get ideas.

Eighteenth-Century England
A growing collection of University of Michigan student research projects. Directed by David Porter, Department of English.