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Discovering Structure in Social Networks of 19th Century Fiction
Date Issued
2016-05-25
Date Available
2017-04-07T15:30:48Z
Abstract
Inspired by the increasing availability of large text corpora online, digital humanities scholars are adopting computational approaches to explore questions in the field of literature from new perspectives. In this paper, we examine detailed social networks of characters, extracted from several works of 19th century fiction by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. This allows us to apply methodologies from social network analysis, such as community detection, to explore the structure of these networks. By evaluating the results in collaboration with literary scholars, we find that the structure of the character networks can reveal underlying structural aspects within a novel, particularly in relation to plot and characterisation.
Sponsorship
Irish Research Council
Science Foundation Ireland
Type of Material
Conference Publication
Publisher
ACM
Start Page
325
End Page
326
Copyright (Published Version)
2016 the Authors
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Journal
WebSci '16: Proceedings of 8th International ACM Web Science Conference 2016
Conference Details
8th International ACM Web Science Conference 2016, Hanover, Germany, 22-25 may 2016
ISBN
9781450342087
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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