{"product_id":"9783031402265","title":"Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences: Statistical Analysis of Disputed Co-Authorship","description":"\u003ch1\u003eQuantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences: Statistical Analysis of Disputed Co-Authorship\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBuckland, Warren\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a solution to one of film history’s major controversies: the long-running dispute over Orson Welles’ and Herman J. Mankiewicz’s contributions to the \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003escreenplay. It establishes the vital importance of computing and statistics to solving previously intractable puzzles in the arts and humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003e(1941) is one of the most acclaimed films in the history of cinema. For 50 years it topped the \u003cem\u003eSight \u0026amp; Sound \u003c\/em\u003efilm critics’ poll. Orson Welles directed the film and is credited with co-writing the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. But the co-writer credit generates furious disputes between those who argue Mankiewicz is the sole author of \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003eand those who claim that Welles collaborated fully with its writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author employs computing and statistics to answer two questions\u003ci\u003e: What are the distinguishing features of Welles’ and of Mankiewicz’s writing?\u003c\/i\u003eAnd\u003ci\u003e What did each contribute to the writing of the \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003escreenplay? \u003c\/i\u003eTo answer these questions, the author bypasses opinions and impressions, and instead subjects the language of the \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003escreenplay to a ‘forensic’ examination. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmploying linguistics, basic statistical tests, plus computer technology and software,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe author identifies the stylistic signature of each author – the combination of consistent and regular linguistic habits that make each\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eauthor’s writing distinctive. This book replaces impressionistic discussions of Mankiewicz’s and Welles’ contributions\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eto the \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003escreenplay with a rigorous, experiment-driven statistical analysis. Earlier statistical studies of authorship have discovered that small, unassuming language features (such as punctuation, pronouns, and prepositions) in statistically significant quantities, constitute a screenwriter’s distinctive writing habits. Only with the extensive experimentation carried out in this volume, did the author decide Mankiewicz’s and Welles’ specific habits and their contributions to \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2024-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031402265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-40224-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 167\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44521851388044,"sku":"9783031402265","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031402265.jpg?v=1775831563","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031402265","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}