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The Stanford Literary Lab is a research collective that applies computational criticism, in all its forms, to the study of literature. Check out their pamphlets to read more about their various literary projects, including "The Emotions of London", "The Language of World Bank Reports."

Why do Jane Austen's literary works endure some 200 years after her death? The Stanford Literary Lab ran computational analysis on the words contained in Austen's work. Eschewing the fantastical and dramatic elements typical of novels both in Austen's lifetime and ours, Austen is more concerned with social realities and human nature. Her works display emotional intelligence; she employs more words about emotions and time, as well as abstract words connected to states of mind and social relationships.