Abstract
Proceeding from the debate on intertextuality, some considerations are presented here for Literary and Historical Studies that suggest a theory-driven approach applying algorithm-based procedures. It will be shown that methodical tensions between qualitative and quantitative approaches can be solved simultaneously in this way. On this basis, the approach combines intertextuality theory with an algorithm-based procedure (here a search based on Word Mover’s Distance).
About the author
Prof. Dr. Charlotte Schubert studied Ancient History, Classical Archeology, and German Studies at the University of Bonn (Promotion 1980, Habilitation 1987). From 1989 to 1993, she held a Heisenberg fellowship. Since 1993 Charlotte Schubert is a Full Professor for Ancient History at the University of Leipzig. Her current interests lie in the development of democracy, the history of Athens, the history of medicine and science, and Digital Humanities.
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