{"product_id":"who-wrote-citizen-kane","title":"Who Wrote Citizen Kane?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a solution to one of film history's major controversies: the long-running dispute over Orson Welles' and Herman J. Mankiewicz's contributions to the \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003escreenplay. It establishes the vital importance of computing and statistics to solving previously intractable puzzles in the arts and humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003e(1941) is one of the most acclaimed films in the history of cinema. For 50 years it topped the \u003cem\u003eSight \u0026amp; Sound \u003c\/em\u003efilm critics' poll. Orson Welles directed the film and is credited with co-writing the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. But the co-writer credit generates furious disputes between those who argue Mankiewicz is the sole author of \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003eand those who claim that Welles collaborated fully with its writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author employs computing and statistics to answer two questions\u003ci\u003e: What are the distinguishing features of Welles' and of Mankiewicz's writing \u003c\/i\u003eAnd\u003ci\u003e What did each contribute to the writing of the \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003escreenplay  \u003c\/i\u003eTo answer these questions, the author bypasses opinions and impressions, and instead subjects the language of the \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003escreenplay to a 'forensic' examination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmploying linguistics, basic statistical tests, plus computer technology and software,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe author identifies the stylistic signature of each author - the combination of consistent and regular linguistic habits that make each\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eauthor's writing distinctive. This book replaces impressionistic discussions of Mankiewicz's and Welles' contributions\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eto the \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane \u003c\/em\u003escreenplay with a rigorous, experiment-driven statistical analysis. Earlier statistical studies of authorship have discovered that small, unassuming language features (such as punctuation, pronouns, and prepositions) in statistically significant quantities, constitute a screenwriter's distinctive writing habits. Only with the extensive experimentation carried out in this volume, did the author decide Mankiewicz's and Welles' specific habits and their contributions to \u003cem\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53986633285970,"sku":"9783031402265","price":128.39,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_3aa2fa3d-25f8-49c3-ad5a-d10b8a57e207.jpg?v=1783906085","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/who-wrote-citizen-kane","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}