Network Theory, Plot Analysis

2011/03/31 by Franco Moretti · 4 citations
Computer Science · #Data Visualization and Analytics

paper · doi:10.64590/vko

Abstract

What can quantitative methods tell us about literary plots? Franco Moretti maps character networks from Shakespeare, Dickens and Cao Xueqin to shed light on questions of sovereignty, legitimacy and the reciprocity of social relations.

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