In our most recent blogpost, “Encoding Dostoevsky,” you read that one of the first elements of Dvoinik that we decided to tag (apart from purely structural components like paragraphs) was speech. At the time, this seemed like a fairly straightforward endeavor -- how hard can talking be, right? -- but in hindsight this may have … Continue reading Tagging Speech in Dvoinik
Author: Braxton Boyer
About Me: Braxton
I’m Braxton Boyer, a Ph.D. student in Russian literature at the University of Toronto. Most of my academic life revolves around the later writings of Leo Tolstoy and Russian religious thought and culture in general. My main interest is exploring how religious belief and spirituality influence literary form. I also like thinking about the reverse … Continue reading About Me: Braxton