• Measuring Joycean Influences on Flann O’Brien

    Author(s):
    Katarzyna Bazarnik, Maciej Eder, James O'Sullivan, Jan Rybicki
    Date:
    2018
    Subject(s):
    Digital humanities, Literacy--Study and teaching, Literary style--Statistical methods, Language and languages--Style--Statistical methods, Joyce, James, 1882-1941, O'Brien, Flann, 1911-1966
    Item Type:
    Article
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6CK4X
    Abstract:
    This paper examines the stylometric similarities between James Joyce and Flann O’Brien, demonstrating which works from the latter’s oeuvre are stylistically the most Joycean. We will outline the results of a series of quantitative enquiries focused specifically on Joyce and O’Brien, before offering a number of literary interpretations. It has long been argued that Brian O’Nolan, operating under the pseudonym of Flann O’Brien, is a disciple of James Joyce. This relationship remains a concern for scholars, and so our purpose here is to contribute some computational evidence to the discussion. We pinpoint those exact moments where O’Brien’s style is quantitatively similar to that of Joyce, using our results to re-engage existing arguments with renewed statistical precision.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    http://doi.org/10.16995/dscn.288
    Publisher:
    Open Library of the Humanities
    Pub. Date:
    2018
    Journal:
    Digital Studies/Le champ numérique
    Volume:
    8
    Issue:
    1
    ISSN:
    1918-3666
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    9 months ago
    License:
    Attribution

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