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Relative contributions of Shakespeare and Fletcher in Henry VIII: An analysis based on most frequent words and most frequent rhythmic patterns

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    SYSNO ASEP0533327
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleRelative contributions of Shakespeare and Fletcher in Henry VIII: An analysis based on most frequent words and most frequent rhythmic patterns
    Author(s) Plecháč, Petr (UCL-M) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Source TitleDigital Scholarship in the Humanities. - : Oxford University Press - ISSN 2055-7671
    Roč. 36, č. 2 (2021), s. 430-438
    Number of pages9 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    KeywordsWilliam Shakespeare ; John Fletcher ; Henry VIII ; stylometry ; authorship attribution
    Subject RIVAJ - Letters, Mass-media, Audiovision
    OECD categorySpecific literatures
    R&D ProjectsGA17-01723S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    Method of publishingMetadata only
    Institutional supportUCL-M - RVO:68378068
    UT WOS000734190200015
    DOI10.1093/llc/fqaa032
    AnnotationThe versified play Henry VIII is nowadays widely recognized to be a collaborative work not written solely by William Shakespeare. We employ combined analysis of vocabulary and versification together with machine learning techniques to determine which other authors took part in the writing of the play and what were their relative contributions. Unlike most previous studies, we go beyond the attribution of particular scenes and use the rolling attribution approach to determine the probabilities of authorship of pieces of texts, without respecting the scene boundaries. Our results highly support the canonical division of the play between William Shakespeare and John Fletcher proposed by James Spedding, but also bring new evidence supporting the modifications proposed later by Thomas Merriam.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Czech Literature
    ContactPavla Hartmanová, hartmanova@ucl.cas.cz ; Veronika Zemanová, zemanova@ucl.cas.cz, asep@ucl.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 828 135
    Year of Publishing2022
    Electronic addresshttps://academic.oup.com/dsh/article-abstract/36/2/430/5862919
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