The Character Network in Liviu Rebreanu’s Ion

A Quantitative Analysis of Dialogue

Bibliographic Data

ID21249568
AuthorsVlad Pojoga (0000-0002-5531-2488, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu), Laurențiu-Marian Neagu (0000-0003-0932-7571, Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București), Mihai Dascalu (0000-0002-4815-9227, Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București)
Year2020
Volume6
Issue2
Pages23-47
Publication date2020-12-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMetacritic Journal for Comparative Studies and Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2457-8827 • E-ISSN: 2457-8827
PublisherBabes-Bolyai University (PUBLISHER • RO)
DOI10.24193/mjcst.2020.10.02
OpenAlexW4251526866
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited10

This study revisits what is widely considered “the first modern novel” in Romanian literature, Liviu Rebreanu’s Ion, from a network theory perspective. Isolating the dialogue and quantitatively analysing the interventions of every character and their interactions in the fictional world, it provides a blueprint for the exploration of social and personal dynamics between characters. In recent years, rural literature in Romania has undergone a recontextualization process. Following in the footsteps of these approaches, our research provides the first character network of Ion and outlines who talks, how much, and to whom. It also explores how differences in social class influence speaking time or the structure of the individual discourses, taking an in-depth look at the relationship between and roles of the two characters who talk most

Art · Blueprint · Epistemology · Linguistics · Romanian · Social character · Social network analysis · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Comparative and World Literature · Computer Science · European Cultural and National Identity · Philosophy · Psychology · Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies · Artificial Intelligence

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