Comparative Reading: Stylistics as a Method of Literary Studies—Formation and Critique (D05*)

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Comparative readings were fundamental for the emergence of stylistics as a method of literary studies. Stylistic analyses compare texts on an extratextual, intertextual, as well as intratextual level. Whereas the method’s significance has decreased since the 1960s in light of prominent theoretical and methodological debates, stylistics has recently gained renewed attention in the context of the digital humanities. The subproject is investigating the practices of comparing that have informed stylistics and their transformations throughout the 20th century and how far these practices of comparing have changed—for example, through the integration of digital methods.