{"title":"Petr Plechác","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePetr Plechác\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate relationship between language, literature, and cultural expression. His works often delve into the mechanics of poetic form and the challenges of authorship, offering insightful perspectives on how texts are created and attributed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the nuances of versification and the art of literary analysis will find Plechác's writings both engaging and thought-provoking. His contributions illuminate the cultural significance of literary craftsmanship within the broader context of arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"versification-and-authorship-attribution-by-petr-plechac-9788024648712","title":"Versification and Authorship Attribution","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA clever investigation into two unsolved mysteries of poetic authorship.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe technique known as contemporary stylometry uses different methods, including machine learning, to discover a poem’s author based on features like the frequencies of words and character n-grams. However, there is one potential textual fingerprint stylometry tends to ignore: versification, or the very making of language into verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing poetic texts in three different languages (Czech, German, and Spanish), Petr Plecháč asks whether versification features like rhythm patterns and types of rhyme can help determine authorship. He then tests his findings on two unsolved literary mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first, Plecháč distinguishes the parts of the Elizabethan verse play \u003ci\u003eThe Two Noble Kinsmen\u003c\/i\u003e written by William Shakespeare from those written by his coauthor, John Fletcher. In the second, he seeks to solve a case of suspected forgery: how authentic was a group of poems first published as the work of the nineteenth-century Russian author Gavriil Stepanovich Batenkov?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book of poetic investigation should appeal to literary sleuths the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433260040428,"sku":"9788024648712","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788024648712.jpg?v=1774765319"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/petr-plechac.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}