@article{oai:kumadai.repo.nii.ac.jp:00026329,
 author = {Ohno, Tatsuhiro and 大野, 龍浩},
 journal = {文学部論叢},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {This Paper is an attempt to surmise the absolute interpretation of Elizabeth Gaskell's Mary Barton thorough the statistical analysis of the structure of the text, the best objective means. The theoretical backbone of the argument is intentionalist hermeneutics' distinction of the author construct (the creator of a text which emerges out of careful reading of the text) from the historical author (the actual agent who produces a text), and of the textual meaning (immutable once a text is produced) from the textual significance (changeable even after its production, thus allows a plurality of readings). The absolute interpretation, accordingly, is the interpretation intended by the author construct, which is best attainable through the objective understanding of the textual meaning. This paper casts doubt on the classical reading of Mary Barton as an industrial novel. Statistical analysis of the narrative structure reveals the intriguing fact that industrial factors are not a constant concern of the Gaskell construct, in contradiction to Gaskell-in-person's protestation to the opposite effect. For instance, the appearance rate of John Barton, the leading trade unionist (52.7%), is lower than his daughter Mary's (85.5%) and her lover Jem's (64.4%). This implies less focus is placed on his fight for masters' sympathy for workers than on his daughter's romance. The traditional classification of the novel the Condition-of-England fiction might be in conflict with Gaskel construct's meaning. as it actually lies in describing a love story intermixed with an industrial story.},
 pages = {65--83},
 title = {The Absolute Interpretation of Mary Barton},
 volume = {103},
 year = {2012},
 yomi = {オオノ, タツヒロ}
}