[Vwoolf] Virginia Woolf--statistically

[Mark Hussey]

“The most masculine classic novel written by a woman”

As the kids say, wtf?

 

From: Vwoolf [mailto:vwoolf-bounces+mhussey=verizon.net at lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Karen Levenback
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2017 7:14 AM
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Subject: [Vwoolf] Virginia Woolf--statistically

 

NPR review of Benjamin Bratt's Nabokov's Favorite Word is Mauve: That the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing notes that Virginia Woolf is the writer who uses the fewest cliches.

 

In her nine novels, she also uses 116 -ly adverbs per 10,000 words.

 

The most masculine classic novel written by a woman is her Orlando.

 

The Waves is the #1 book with the most 2-word anaphora:  5.5%.

 

Bratt includes much more as well (Jim Haule take note!).

 

Cheers--

Karen Levenback

 

 

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