The works of Thomas Paine don't have yet a critical edition so, mostly for his early writings, we haven't an uncontestable attribution. Recently an article traditionally ascribed to Paine and regarded as a prelude to Common Sense hasn't overtaken a test of automated computer authorship attribution. This paper discusses the historiographical implications of this result. If the article wasn't written by Paine, he read it anyway and probably was stimulated by it to write Common Sense.
Thomas Paine e la catalisi rivoluzionaria / Griffo, Maurizio. - In: STORIA DEL PENSIERO POLITICO. - ISSN 2279-9818. - 6:3(2017), pp. 455-468. [10.4479/88520]
Thomas Paine e la catalisi rivoluzionaria
Maurizio Griffo
2017
Abstract
The works of Thomas Paine don't have yet a critical edition so, mostly for his early writings, we haven't an uncontestable attribution. Recently an article traditionally ascribed to Paine and regarded as a prelude to Common Sense hasn't overtaken a test of automated computer authorship attribution. This paper discusses the historiographical implications of this result. If the article wasn't written by Paine, he read it anyway and probably was stimulated by it to write Common Sense.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
