Neohelicon
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Volume 39: Issue 2
Annexing the unread: a close reading of “distant reading”
Author:
Amir Khadem Program of Comparative Literature, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Alberta, 1-22 Humanities Center, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E5, Canada

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Pages:
409–421
Online Publication Date:
25 Jul 2012
Publication Date:
01 Dec 2012
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11059-012-0152-y
Keywords:
World literature; Franco Moretti; Distant reading; Canon and non-canon
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Abstract  

In contemporary debates about World literature, Franco Moretti’s method of enquiry called “distant reading” has attracted considerable attention. Many have hailed it as a genuine method, and many have criticized different aspects of it. This essay tries to provide a close analysis of distant reading, and points out a number of misconceptions in it. Starting by an overview of the current discussions regarding Moretti’s method, the essay makes a detailed scrutiny of some of its practical examples. After illustrating the main problem of his method, i.e. not differentiating between two different kinds of noncanonical literature, few methodological suggestions will be offered to help distant reading avoid the current problematic condition.

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0324-4652
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1588-2810

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