Distant Reading Two Decades On: Reflections on the Digital Turn in the Study of Literature

This article examines the ways in which distant reading, as a facet of the digital turn in the humanities, has affected the study of literature, with particular attention to the ways the digital turn has impacted the examination of authorship, genre, and style. In the process, it reflects on the way...

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Published in:Digital studies 2023-10, Vol.13 (1), p.1
Main Authors: Primorac, Antonija, Arias, Rosario, Patras, Roxana, Eglāja-Kristsone, Eva, van Dalen-Oskam, Karina, Herrmann, Berenike, Schöch, Christof, François, Pieter
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Language:English
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authorship
digital turn
Dimock, Wai Chee
distant reading
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literature
Richards, I. A
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Summary:This article examines the ways in which distant reading, as a facet of the digital turn in the humanities, has affected the study of literature, with particular attention to the ways the digital turn has impacted the examination of authorship, genre, and style. In the process, it reflects on the ways in which distant reading developed both as a concept in the history of world literature and as a methodological approach that contributed to the evolution of computer-assisted study of literature.Cet article examine les façons dont la lecture à distance, en tant que facette du virage numérique dans les sciences humaines, a affecté l’étude de la littérature, avec une attention particulière aux façons dont le virage numérique a influencé l’examen de la paternité, le genre et le style. Dans le processus, il réfléchit sur les façons dont la lecture à distance a développé à la fois comme un concept dans l’histoire de la littérature mondiale et comme une approche méthodologique qui a contribué à l’évolution de l’étude assistée par ordinateur de la littérature.
ISSN:1918-3666
1918-3666
DOI:10.16995/dscn.8855