Graphs, Maps, Trees: Abstract Models for a Literary History

by Franco Moretti

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cshalizi | Aug 3, 2008 |

I'm interested in diagrams and info visualization at least as much as I'm interested in literary history, so when Moretti argues that the former can be used as a tool to learn more about the latter, I don't find it particularly controversial. But the examples he uses to prove the utility of his method are startling in their clarity and force. Recommended. (

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