Comparing the intertextuality of multiple authors using Tesserae: A new technique for normalization.
The influences which shaped Roman literature can be traced through the classical practice of imitatio, wherein ancient writers established their literary credibility by reusing the language of their predecessors. Scholars of imitatio use digital tools like the application provided by the open-source...
| Publicado en: | Digital Scholarship in the Humanities Vol. 32; pp. 53 - 60 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
2017 Supplement
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