Distant Reading
Distant Reading
paperback
Published:
7 May, 2013
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Description
From the evolutionary model of "Modern European Literature," through the geo-cultural insights of "Conjectures of World Literature" and "Planet Hollywood," to the quantitative findings of "Style, inc." and the abstract patterns of "Network Theory, Plot Analysis," the book follows two decades of conceptual development, organizing them around the metaphor of "distant reading," that has come to define-well beyond the wildest expectations of its author-a growing field of unorthodox literary studies.
Prizes
Winner of National Book Critics Circle Awards 2014
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781781680841 |
| ISBN10 | 1781680841 |
| Number Of Pages | 224 |
| Item Weight | 332 g |
| Product Dimensions | 140 x 210 x 19 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Verso Books |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
The great iconoclast of literary criticism. -- John Sutherland * Guardian *
It's a rare literary critic who attracts so much public attention, and there's a good reason: few are as hellbent on rethinking the way we talk about literature. * Times Literary Supplement *
Moretti, a mythopoeic figure, generates around himself a dense network of folklore and apocrypha. * n+1 *
Moretti is already famous in bookish circles for his data-centric approach to novels, which he graphs, maps, and charts ... if his new methods catch on, they could change the way we look at literary history. * Wired *
Distant reading might prove to be a powerful tool for studying literature. * New York Times *
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Author's Bio
Franco Moretti is the author of many books, including Graphs, Maps, Trees; The Bourgeois; and Distant Reading, winner of the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. He is Professor Emeritus at Stanford, where he founded the Center for the Study of the Novel and the Literary Lab.