This paper explores the application of computer simulation techniques to the fields of literary studies and narratology by developing a model for plot structure and characterization. Using a corpus of 19th Century British novels as a case study, the author begins with a descriptive quantitative analysis of character names, developing a set of stylized facts about the way narratives allocate att...

We studied how an enriched public library catalogue is used to access novels. 58 users searched for interesting novels to read in a simulated situation where they had only a vague idea of what they would like to read. Data consist of search logs, pre and post search questionnaires and observations. Results show, that investing effort on examining results improves search success, i.e. finding in...

In the 1990s the influence of literary and extraliterary changes introduced new topics to Croatian literature for young adults. Those are the topics (like drug addiction) that had been considered taboo prior to these changes. This paper presents work on a selected corpus of novels written in the period from the 1990s to the present to investigate the family and social context that appears in no...

Ever since German liberalism began to infect the world of New Testament studies in the latter part of the eighteenth century, conservative scholarship has fought valiantly to defend the authority, historicity, and inerrancy of the Scriptures. This battle has been waged on many fronts including textual criticism, biblical theology, and introduction. In the field of introduction, particularly, co...

Abstract Dark academia is a fandom-created genre that draws on campus novels and thriller murder mysteries extrapolates its aesthetic affects from the Gothic. At heart of dark story set in nostalgic academic fantasy involves murder, close-knit group students who are obsessed with each other detrimentally absorbed their intellectual pursuits. Using nostalgia theory, I argue genre’s theme darknes...

The dynamics of the text’s stay in circle literary classics becomes clear only over time: experience epistolary novels Enlightenment is very indicative many aspects production. “Portuguese Letters” by Guilleragues (second half XVIIth century) and “Letters from a Peruvian” F. de Graffigny (middle XVIIIth offer material for understanding mechanisms novel’s timeless success. These texts have exper...