Literariness Journal Vol. 1, Issue 1 (Inaugural Issue) Theme: Digital and Analog Cultures The inaugural issue of Literariness Journal seeks contributions that interrogate the complex intersections between digital and analog cultures. We invite scholarship that explores the values, practices, technologies,… Read More ›
Digital Humanities
Sentimental Novels in Early American Fiction
Sentimental fiction was pervasive in early Republican literature, not only among the published novels but also in the sketches, stories, and serializations of fiction that appeared in early American magazines. Among the most popular works imported from England throughout the… Read More ›
Digital Humanities
Stephen Best and Sharon Marcus introduced the concept of “surface reading,” a reading practice focused on what a text plainly presents, aiming to understand the text “at face value” without seeking hidden meanings or counter-signals. They describe this approach as… Read More ›
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