FROM STYLISTICS TO STYLOMETRY IN LITERATURE

Abstract

This article aims to contribute to the recent efforts to recover Stylistics from the downfall promoted by Literary Studies in Brazil by way of introducing an account of the history of Stylistics. The paper intends to show that Stylistics has used the stylometric method – which is a qualitative analysis of quantitative pieces – since its foundation, which means that this method represents its essential feature. We propose a new use of Stylometry, specifically to Literature, able to change the simple construction of mathematical values to a complex approach of hermeneutic contents.