Detecting Eastern and Western Names in the Latin Corpus of the SERICA Project – With Special Regard to the Confucius Sinarum Philosophus (1687) as a Case Study
Explores named entity annotation in a 17th century Latin text, suggesting new insights into cultural intersections.
Key Points
The goal is to explore how digital technologies can facilitate the annotation of named entities in Latin texts, specifically in Confucius Sinarum Philosophus.
Described the role of ICT in the SERICA project and its application to Latin texts.
Used Recogito for the annotation of named entities in Confucius Sinarum Philosophus.
Investigated the references to classical literature within the context of Jesuit education and text production.
Established a mapping of authors mentioned in Confucius Sinarum Philosophus.
Identified patterns of distribution of classical references in the text.
Demonstrated the potential of digital technologies to analyze historical literature.