Title: Mapping Melancholy : Sentiment Analysis of Emotional Trends in Victorian Literature Download

Author: Tamanna

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Tamanna, ”Mapping Melancholy : Sentiment Analysis of Emotional Trends in Victorian Literature”, Published in SHODHAAMRIT, ISSN: 3048-9296, Volume-2 | Issue-1 , Jan.-June 2025, Page No. :-20-28. URL: https://shodhaamrit.gyanvividha.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tamanna-Shodhaamrit-Vol-2Issue-1-Jan.-June-2025pp-20-28.pdf

Abstract :Through a mixed-methods lens that pairs computational sentiment analysis with historical literary criticism, this paper investigates the complex relationship between emotional expression and socio-cultural context in Victorian literature. Centralizing the inescapable theme of melancholy, the study analyzes a representative corpus of Victorian texts through modern text-mining techniques—namely, application of sentiment lexicons, tokenization, and normalization. The session explores some fundamental aspects of the spatial and temporal dynamics of melancholic expressions with the help of digital mapping tools, especially concerning Victorian London. On a qualitative level, close readings demonstrate the subtle narrative strategies employed in the work that elicit melancholy; on a quantitative level, statistically significant trends in sentiment distribution crucially track with important historical events and socio-political changes

Keywords : sentiment, socio-cultural, inescapable theme, melancholy, lexicons, tokenization.

Publication Details:

Journal : SHODHAAMRIT(शोधामृत)

ISSN : 3048-9296 (Online)

Published In : Volume-2 | Issue-1, Jan.-June 2025

Page Number(s) : 20-28.

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 Mrs Anubha Chaudhary | https://shodhaamrit.gyanvividha.com | E-ISSN 3048-9296