Monthly Archive: February 2017

February 6, 2017

Building an intertextual network with lions – Part 1

Once upon a time in the wilds of Babylon, Thisbe saw a lion. But I saw three… An exploration of allusive space and what lurks within: Ovidian lions mixing with Theocritean lions merging with Catullan lions. How many intertexts make a pride?

Playing with Twine. Featured Image @adynamicreader - Playing with Twine

Reading Experiments

February 4, 2017

by Tim Kenny

Playing with Twine – an experiment on Cyzicus

Twine’s a user-friendly story-building tool that I’ve (mis-)used to make a short interactive reading experiment. The sample text (unsurprisingly) is taken from the Argonautica: A.R. 1.922-984, the Argonauts’ arrival at Cyzicus. Brave the island alone or call upon allies for advice – the choice, reader, is yours!