Austen and Computation 2.0
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 2019
Keywords
quantitative methods, word counts, Emma, Maria Edgeworth, Voyant, children
Abstract
Capitalizing on the history of computational criticism in Austen studies and the emergence of digital humanities, this essay argues for reference to common statistics to increase speed, consistency, and accountability in the practice of textual analysis. It highlights the argumentative structure of a corpus and the enhancement of close reading within a corpus. It outlines a basic set of computational practices for analyzing Austen's oeuvre and gestures toward a future informed by systematic examinations and new statistically based commonplaces.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Texas Studies in Literature and Language, v. 61, no. 4, p. 397-415
Scholar Commons Citation
Runge, Laura, "Austen and Computation 2.0" (2019). English Faculty Publications. 280.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/eng_facpub/280
