Shakestats: Writing About Shakespeare Between the Humanities and the Social Sciences.

The article reflects on an essay that assesses the role of quantitative data in poet William Shakespeare's studies. It mentions that humanist's suspicion and rejection of scientific ideas and methodologies he or she may not understand remains a central challenge to the digital humanities that has in...

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Published in:Early Modern Literary Studies Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 1 - 39
Main Author: Wilson, Jeffrey R.
Format: Article
Published: Early Modern Literary Studies 2018
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Summary:The article reflects on an essay that assesses the role of quantitative data in poet William Shakespeare's studies. It mentions that humanist's suspicion and rejection of scientific ideas and methodologies he or she may not understand remains a central challenge to the digital humanities that has involved several sub-fields over the years, including humanities computing, distant reading, and culturomics.