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Modeling and Reasoning over Observations: An Ontology for Literary Criticism

Year: 2026

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In the scope of the Digital Humanities, it is useful to represent and reason about data that make explicit observations (claims) on the subjects being studied. This is particularly interesting in criticism, where scholars debate different topics, sometimes grounding their claims on what others have said, some other times rejecting and even contradicting them. In this paper we present an ontology, in the form of a Semantic Web model, to support the documentation, analysis, and management of observational data. Our ontology focuses on literary criticism, although its design follows a modular architecture, enabling its use in other application contexts. We discuss throughout the paper the motivations for our research, as well as its potential and limitations.

Source: TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt)

DOI: 10.26083/tuda-7993

Authors: Sanfilippo, Emilio Maria, Masolo, Claudio, Mosca, Alessandro, Tomazzoli, Gaia

Language: English

Topic: Digital Humanities and Scholarship

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: G2993132335

OpenAlex ID: W7160253121

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