Vergilius en hiperteks: 'n bespreking van die Aeneidos Electronicum-projek en 'n kritiese vergelykende evaluering van vyf Vergilius webwerwe

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The ancient Roman poet Vergil's great literary epic, the Aeneid, is written in Latin. This so-called 'deadlanguage is already almost three thousand years old and had a rich history and extensive influence on theWestern world. The most influential development of the modern era is the World Wide Web (WWW).Hypertext drives the Web. The translation of just one book of the Aeneid can be a protracted process for theLatin student. Usually a great deal of information must be consulted to translate just one line into idiomaticAfrikaans or English. Hypertext can manage, link and rapidly make available large amounts of information. Adiscussion of Aeneidos Electronicum ('The Electronic Aeneid) – a web-based electronic text commentary ofBook I of the epic – shows the effectiveness of hypertext as a medium to facilitate the translation of theAeneid. Moreover an examination of the Web determines the extent and nature of Vergil's presence on it.Finally a critical evaluation of five websites provides an overview of the available resources for thereader/researcher of the classical poet and his works on the Web. The Aeneidos Electronicum-project attemptsto show how hypertext can be utilised to make the translation of the Aeneid expeditious and translation aidmore accessible. The aim of the project is to support and expand Vergil's place in the field of computerassisted language learning. The examination and evaluation of the classical poet's presence on the Web wishesto confirm that his and his works' enduring influence and impact not only exists on paper, but also incyberspace. Chapter 2 deals with Latin and Vergil respectively. Chapter 3 discusses the theory of goodhypertext and web design. Chapter 4 describes and explains the contents, structure, navigation and design ofthe Aeneidos Electronicum-project. Chapter 5 examines Vergil's presence on the Web and critically evaluatesfive websites according to the principles of good web design. Aeneidos Electronicum utilises hypertext'sability to manage and link large amounts of information to produce an electronic text commentary of Book Iof Vergil's Aeneid. It is web-based and follows the guidelines of good hypertext and web design to be a userfriendlyand extremely functional electronic translation aid. Similar websites exist, but its object is to makeLatin students' experience of Vergil and his great epic easy, informative and enriching. Vergil's presence onthe Web is considerable and there is a wide variety of websites with information and interactivity for study ofthe classical poet and his works available to the student/teacher/researcher as well as the lay person. Therandom sample of five websites shows not only the application of good and less effective web designprinciples, but also the predominantly good quality and importance of the presentations. Thus Vergil and hisworks gain further ground in computer assisted language learning and he lives on in the 21st century with allthe possibilities that the Web and hypertext can offer.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University