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The Englishing of Juvenal: computational stylistics and translated texts (1).

From: Style  |  Date: 12/22/2002  |  Author: Burrows, John

Traditional and computational forms of stylistics have more in common than is obvious at first sight. Both rely upon the close analysis of texts, and both benefit from opportunities for comparison. They also complement each other by virtue of their differing strengths and limitations. The present article compares fifteen English versions of Juvenal's Tenth Satire. The analysis is directed at three main lines of investigation. To what extent is it possible to identify the "stylistic signature" ...

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