Macroanalysis : Digital Methods and Literary History Hardback
by Matthew L. Jockers
Part of the Topics in the Digital Humanities series
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In this volume, Matthew L. Jockers introduces readers to large-scale literary computing and the revolutionary potential of macroanalysis--a new approach to the study of the literary record designed for probing the digital-textual world as it exists today, in digital form and in large quantities.
Using computational analysis to retrieve key words, phrases, and linguistic patterns across thousands of texts in digital libraries, researchers can draw conclusions based on quantifiable evidence regarding how literary trends are employed over time, across periods, within regions, or within demographic groups, as well as how cultural, historical, and societal linkages may bind individual authors, texts, and genres into an aggregate literary culture. Moving beyond the limitations of literary interpretation based on the "close-reading" of individual works, Jockers describes how this new method of studying large collections of digital material can help us to better understand and contextualize the individual works within those collections.
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- Pages:208 pages, 15 line drawings, 52 charts, 16 tables
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:01/04/2013
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages, 15 line drawings, 52 charts, 16 tables
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:01/04/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780252037528
