Does Hypertext Equal Propago?
All literature is by nature hypertextual. That is, all literature has the ability to continue its meaning beyond its text. Once it became possible to include direct links to other texts within a written text (as opposed to allusions, which require physically obtaining and separately interfacing with referenced texts), authors began to experiment with the limits of each form. This experimentation has included not only hypertextual links but also the addition of hypertextual illustrations. Propago has been the form of literature most readily adapted to the possibilities of hyperlinked and/or illustrative presentation. This is because propago is already dependent upon visual presentation. The addition of further visual complexity does not destroy its cohesiveness. Hypertext links and computer illustrations can be used both to randomize the nature of the propago’s presentation and to reform the image of each propago. The difference between hyperlinked and/or illustrative prose or poetry an
