Allusions across the language barrier

• Verfasst von: Gawley, James [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Allusions across the language barrier
• Titelzusatz: the poetic techniques of Voltaire and Vergil
• Verf.angabe: James Gawley
• Verlagsort: Paris
• Verlag: Classiques Garnier
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: 340 pages
• Illustrationen: illustrations
• Format: 22 cm
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Cultures et pratiques savantes du numérique ; 3
• Fussnoten: Bound ; Paperback ed. also avail. (EAN 9782406165873)
• ISBN: 978-2-406-16586-6
• ISBN: 978-2-406-16587-3
• Sprache: fre
• Sach-SW: Poésie épique française - Influence ancienne - 18e siècle
• Sach-SW: Poésie épique ancienne - Histoire et critique
• Sach-SW: Epic poetry, Classical
• Sach-SW: French poetry - Classical influences
• Sach-SW: Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Zeit-SW: 1700-1799
• K10plus-PPN: 1895465265

Abstract

"Allusions are central to epic poetry in both the classical world and the Enlightenment, yet the question of what constitutes an allusion is still debated. This volume applies the techniques of computational linguistics to generate a model of allusions in Voltaire's Henriade and Vergil's Aeneid. The poetic features identified are shown to distinguish allusion from coincidental similarity in the eyes of readers. Reader reaction to a possible allusion is shown to be stable, and the features of epic allusion are shown to be effective in a modern context. This empirical description of a pœtic device improves our understanding of poetic composition, and our understanding of the way human beings process language."--Back cover