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November 19, 2025Scientific ReportsOpen Access

The Bayes factor to discriminate Molière and Corneille as authors of classical French plays

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SBSilvia BozzaVCValentina CammarotaCRClaude-Alain Roten

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Overview

Analytical methods assess authorship in Molière's works, suggesting Corneille's non-authorship through stylometry.

Key Points

  • Results indicate Corneille did not write Molière's literary plays, strengthening claims of Molière's authorship.
  • Key evidence comes from the Bayesian framework applied to stylometry in literary analysis.
  • This analysis uses a forensic science approach to support authorship attribution claims in disputed documents.
  • The findings highlight the need for coherent methods in literary authorship disputes within legal contexts.

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Bozza et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924f095c0ce034ddc350cddhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-24499-2
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