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Math as Lit Crit
Researchers have found a way to distinguish between classic authors based on how long they could write while still including words unique to the work. The BBC:
The relationship between the number of words an author uses only once and the length of a work forms an identifier for them, they argue. . . .
Researchers also suggest each author pulls their works from a hypothetical “meta book”. One description of this concept might be a framework for the way an author uses language. It is from this framework that all their works are ultimately derived.
The published research paper–with more math than you’ll ever want to see in a work of literary criticism, is available here.
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When I have some time, I’ll definitely look over that. It might just be because there’s math things regarding books (if they threw in music, it would include everything I love in life), but that’s kind of incredible.
(okay, I glanced over it and I have no idea what’s going on)
This is amazing.