In this Book
- Macroanalysis: Digital Methods and Literary History
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: Topics in the Digital Humanities
summary
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.
Table of Contents

- Title Page
- p. 4
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Part I Foundation
- 1 Revolution
- pp. 3-4
- 2 Evidence
- pp. 5-10
- 3 Tradition
- pp. 11-23
- 4 Macroanalysis
- pp. 24-32
- Part II Analysis
- 5 Metadata
- pp. 35-62
- 7 Nationality
- pp. 105-117
- 9 Influence
- pp. 154-168
- Part III Prospects
- 10 Orphans
- pp. 171-175
- References
- pp. 177-185
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252094767
Related ISBN(s)
9780252037528, 9780252079078
MARC Record
OCLC
829370513
Pages
208
Launched on MUSE
2013-05-20
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013