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Novels Reviewed Database

Posted by Megan Peiser on September 26, 2015

Database of reviews of novels from The Critical Review and The Monthly Review from 1790-1820.

This project seeks to understand the contepmorary critical response to the only period in literary history when women published more novels than men.

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Infinite Ulysses

Posted by Amanda Visconti on March 11, 2015

Infinite Ulysses (InfiniteUlysses.com) is a participatory digital edition: it uses an authoritative text (the Modernist Version Project's transcription of the 1922 Shakespeare and Co. first printing), but allows readers of all backgrounds to highlight the text and add annotations (interpretations, comments, and questions). A variety of filters let you customize the annotations you see to your needs (e.g.

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ReMetCa: a tool to create a digital repertory on Medieval Spanish poetry

Posted by Elena González-... on February 28, 2013

The aim of this Project is to create a digital metrical repertory on Medieval Castilian poetry (ReMetCa). It will gather poetic testimonies from the very beginnings of Spanish lyrics at the end of 12th century, until the rich and varied poetic manifestations from the Cancioneros of the 15th and 16th centuries, ending with the Cancionero General de Hernando del Castillo (1511).

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Writing of Indigenous New England

Posted by Siobhan Senier on September 23, 2012

Online anthology covering writing by indigenous people from New England, all periods. Available to potential collaborators including tribal historians and authors, local historical societies, libraries, and college instructors/students who a) have access to indigenous writing; and b) wish to upload and curate that material in a regionally-based site.

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Find and catalogue lost early electronic literature works

Posted by Deena Larsen on June 30, 2012

Electronic literature is a new field of works that incorporate digital elements as an integral part of the literature. The field of electronic literature now has 20 years of exciting works available. However, these works of literature are quietly being lost as new browsers and programs come along and the authors who host them no longer do so. We need to inventory these works to discover which works work, which ones need work, and which ones need to be found.

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Modernist Versions Project

Posted by Modernist Versi... on June 21, 2012

The Modernist Versions Project (MVP) aims to advance the potential for comparative interpretations of modernist texts that exist in multiple forms by digitizing, collating, versioning, and visualizing them individually and in combination. Its primary mission is to enable new critical insights that are difficult without digital or computational approaches.

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Forget Me Not Hypertextual Archive

Posted by Katherine D. Harris on February 24, 2012

A frames-based, static HTML scholarly edition of British literary annuals 1823-1847. The project, originally conceived as a chapter of a dissertation in 2000, contains high-resolution images of these books' table of contents, engravings, title pages, and boards. The project also lists prominent contributors from the Romantic and Victorian periods as well as tables of engravers, painters, editors, and publishers.

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Kanon

Posted by Zachary Davis on January 25, 2012

We are building a social digital library where it is easy to discover, enjoy and learn about art and literature. We will use crowdsourcing and editorial curation to provide relevant information and search results to users. We will begin with public domain content from Gutenberg and other sources. We would be very grateful for any assistance and consulting from individuals with knowledge and expertise in digital humanities initiatives. Please feel free to write me at [email protected] or reach me on skype at zacharysdavis. Thank you!

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