Reception Reader: Exploring Text Reuse in Early Modern British Publications

David, Rosson,; Mäkelä, Eetu; Vaara, Ville; Mahadevan, Ananth; Ryan, Yann; Tolonen, Mikko

doi:10.5334/johd.101

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“…In fact, what matters for the study of reception is how repetitions (quotations) are distributed, rather than the fine-grained differences between them. Examples of text reuse visualizations geared toward the study of reception are Cited Loci of the Aeneid (scholarly reception of Vergil's Aeneid) (Romanello and Snyder, 2017) and the Reception reader which focusses on Victorian literature (Rosson et al, 2023).…”

Section: Interactive Visualizations Of Text Reusementioning

confidence: 99%

impresso Text Reuse at Scale. An interface for the exploration of text reuse data in semantically enriched historical newspapers

Düring,

Romanello,

Ehrmann

et al. 2023

Front. Big Data

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Text Reuse reveals meaningful reiterations of text in large corpora. Humanities researchers use text reuse to study, e.g., the posterior reception of influential texts or to reveal evolving publication practices of historical media. This research is often supported by interactive visualizations which highlight relations and differences between text segments. In this paper, we build on earlier work in this domain. We present impresso Text Reuse at Scale, the to our knowledge first interface which integrates text reuse data with other forms of semantic enrichment to enable a versatile and scalable exploration of intertextual relations in historical newspaper corpora. The Text Reuse at Scale interface was developed as part of the impresso project and combines powerful search and filter operations with close and distant reading perspectives. We integrate text reuse data with enrichments derived from topic modeling, named entity recognition and classification, language and document type detection as well as a rich set of newspaper metadata. We report on historical research objectives and common user tasks for the analysis of historical text reuse data and present the prototype interface together with the results of a user evaluation.

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Section: Interactive Visualizations Of Text Reusementioning

confidence: 99%

impresso Text Reuse at Scale. An interface for the exploration of text reuse data in semantically enriched historical newspapers

Düring,

Romanello,

Ehrmann

et al. 2023

Front. Big Data

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A Comparative text similarity analysis of the works of Bernard Mandeville

Ryan,

Mahadevan,

Tolonen

2023

Digital Enlightenment Studies

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Text similarity analysis entails studying identical and closely similar text passages across large corpora, with a particular focus on intentional and unintentional borrowing patterns. At a larger scale, detecting repeated passages takes on added importance, as the same text can convey different meanings in different contexts. This approach offers numerous benefits, enhancing intellectual and literary scholarship by simplifying the identification of textual overlaps. Consequently, scholars can focus on the theoretical aspects of reception with an expanded corpus of evidence at their disposal. This article adds to the expanding field of historical text reuse, applying it to intellectual history and showcasing its utility in examining reception, influence, popularity, authorship attribution, and the development of tools for critical editions. Focused on the works and various editions of Bernard Mandeville (1670–1733), the research applies comparative text similarity analysis to explore his borrowing habits and the reception of his works. Systematically examining text reuses across several editions of Mandeville’s works, it provides insights into the evolution of his output and influences over time. The article adopts a forward-looking perspective in historical research, advocating for the integration of archival and statistical evidence. This is illustrated through a detailed examination of the attribution of Publick Stews to Mandeville. Analysing cumulative negative evidence of borrowing patterns suggests that Mandeville might not have been the author of the piece. However, the article aims not to conclude the debate but rather to open it up, underscoring the importance of taking such evidence into consideration. Additionally, it encourages scholars to incorporate text reuse evidence when exploring other cases in early modern scholarship. This highlights the adaptability and scalability of text similarity analysis as a valuable tool for advancing literary studies and intellectual history.

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Reception Reader: Exploring Text Reuse in Early Modern British Publications

Cited by 2 publications

References 12 publications

impresso Text Reuse at Scale. An interface for the exploration of text reuse data in semantically enriched historical newspapers

impresso Text Reuse at Scale. An interface for the exploration of text reuse data in semantically enriched historical newspapers

A Comparative text similarity analysis of the works of Bernard Mandeville

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