Abstract
As argued in this article, the digital analysis of literary texts could be
enhanced by a closer connection between literary theories and digital techniques.
Moretti tried to bridge the gap between the two, but did not fully succeed. Could
a more systematic approach to what literary theory has to offer – explanatory hypotheses about the relations between textual structures, societal effects and intellectual shifts – and the requirements of analyses based on numbers (be it statistical
patterns or other numeric patterns) help to make progress?
enhanced by a closer connection between literary theories and digital techniques.
Moretti tried to bridge the gap between the two, but did not fully succeed. Could
a more systematic approach to what literary theory has to offer – explanatory hypotheses about the relations between textual structures, societal effects and intellectual shifts – and the requirements of analyses based on numbers (be it statistical
patterns or other numeric patterns) help to make progress?
Original language | Dutch |
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Article number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 406-415 |
Journal | Tijdschrift Voor Nederlandse Taal-en Letterkunde |
Volume | 135 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |