INTERPRETAZIONE E VOLONTÀ DI INTERPRETAZIONE TRA LINGUISTICA COMPUTAZIONALE E LITERARY COMPUTING

Interpretation and will to interpret between computational linguistics and literary computing · By building on Rajna's comparison between Angelica and Europa, this article tries to reflect on quantitative methods applied to literary criticism in the digital era, which are largely borrowed from computational linguistics. According to Royce, every interpretation starts first of all from a will to interpret, consistent with the principles of the community to which the interpreters feel they belong. Thus, it is important to consider the new methods of interpretation in their historical perspective and widen the view from the primary sources to the traditions of studies documented in the secondary sources. This approach can help to establish fruitful links among different communities of interpretation.