Stylometry without Words: Analyzing John Milton’s Grammatical Style

In this article, Harvey Quamen investigates the structures—syntax, grammar, unconscious multilingualisms, hypotaxis, parataxis, punctuation, orthography, archaic words and spellings, ambiguous antecedents, and even simple errors—that support Milton’s language. Quamen demonstrates how contemporary co...

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Main Author: Quamen, Harvey (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Iter Press 2021
In: Renaissance and reformation
Year: 2021, Volume: 44, Issue: 3, Pages: 111-149
IxTheo Classification:TJ Modern history
ZA Social sciences
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
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Summary:In this article, Harvey Quamen investigates the structures—syntax, grammar, unconscious multilingualisms, hypotaxis, parataxis, punctuation, orthography, archaic words and spellings, ambiguous antecedents, and even simple errors—that support Milton’s language. Quamen demonstrates how contemporary computational methods can go beyond word frequency counts to assist us in learning more about Milton’s literary style, while showing us that the history of computational analysis in Milton studies is surprisingly long. He is meticulous in the methodology he uses, which he describes clearly and carefully in this article; and he concludes with a series of recommendations designed to align the interests of textual scholars and digital humanists.
ISSN:2293-7374
Contains:Enthalten in: Renaissance and reformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.33137/rr.v44i3.37992