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Prelude as lifespan gauge.
- Source :
- Scientific Study of Literature; 2018, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p232-256, 25p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Through multiple versions of <italic>Prelude</italic>, readers can follow the progress of a poem 41 years in the making, a period that exceeds by far the timeline of its narration. To do so I employed automated analysis platforms LIWC (<xref>Pennebaker, Chung, Ireland, Gonzales, & Booth, 2007a</xref>) and SEANCE (<xref>Crossley, Kyle, & McNamara, 2016</xref>). Results reveal that Wordsworth exhibited habits of mind resonant with maturation, especially in his increased positivity and abstraction. Discriminant function analysis revealed four psychological markers that almost completely identified shifts between editions. Indices connoting trust and sadness, as well as positive adjectives and the cognitive indicator of exclusion, accounted for 63 percent of the variance. The study offers a methodology for considering multiple versions of any text in which the passage of time becomes an important marker. I present these findings within a digital humanities framework and conclude by discussing applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NARRATION
DIGITAL technology
HUMANITIES
AUTOMATION
DISCRIMINANT analysis
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22104372
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scientific Study of Literature
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130392489
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1075/ssol.16023.tho