Macroanalysis: Digital Methods and Literary History

by Matthew L. Jockers

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252079078
• ISBN13: 9780252079078
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"