The Open Boat

This electronic edition was created by undergraduate students in the Department of English at The University of North Carolina. This project is sponsored by the Studio for Instructional Technology and English Studies at UNC.

Highlights of this version include accompanying interpretive and instructional materials and a "modifiable" text that allows readers to annotate passages and create discussion forums.

In exchange for presenting the text as an open surface, we ask that readers approach adding links or commentary to the text seriously. We welcome all contributions but will maintain the text to be reliable, recognizable and usable by a broad base of students and readers of literature. If you are interested in the functionality of the text or would like to practice before participating, please feel free to experiment at the demonstration page.

bang A note about browser compatibility: This project uses features of the most advanced Web browsers. Currently the project is browsable with Netscape versions 3.0 or higher; however, to fully interact with the text, the Netscape 4.0 browser is required. The project is also browsable with Internet Explorer 4.0; however, the Internet Explorer browser is unable to allow interaction with the project. For a full explanation of compatibility or to download browsers, see our bugs and browser compatibility page.

Enter The Open Boat Open
Boat

Work through the text using the options in the frame on the left-hand side of the browser window:

Teaching
The Text
Sources
navigation buttons link to the text and to extra-textual materials and resources. Forums
Annotate
Interaction buttons allow readers to create discussion forums or to annotate the text.
As you move through the text, you'll find color coded annotations and companion materials relating to these themes
Naturalism
Colors
Community
Interpretation

We have also provided information about the copyright and the copy text used for this project, and a bibliography of sources.

For browsers that aren't supported by this version or to search or print the entire short story, use the "text-only" version.

To find out about the original co-authors of this project, or if you have made a significant contribution to the text, please add your name to the acknowledgments page.


Constructed Spring 1998
Professional Writing in Three Disciplines
Studio for Instructional Technology and English Studies
Department of English
University of North Carolina