Using Linked Data to Track and Trace Processes of Canonization in Early Modern Dutch Literature

TY - JOUR

T1 - Using Linked Data to Track and Trace Processes of Canonization in Early Modern Dutch Literature

AU - Brouwer, Judith

AU - Nijboer, Harm

AU - van Deinsen, Lieke

AU - van Wissen, Leon

AU - Blom, Frans R.E.

AU - van Strien, Ton

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - This article is about a pilot project in which we linked five web resources inorder to get a firmer grip on processes of canonization in Dutch literaturein the early eighteenth century. The project centers around the PanpoëticonBatavûm, an early eighteenth century portrait gallery of Dutch writers,initiated by the painter Arnoud van Halen (1673-1732) and continuedby others. This hall of fame provides an early example of the historicalcanonization of Dutch writers. As a collection the Panpoëticon is no longerintact, but it has been digitally reconstructed as a website. We created aRDF representation of this website and combined these data with dataderived from the DBNL, Ecartico, Onstage and the Short Title CatalogueNetherlands. Using these combined data sets we investigate whetherthe Panpoëticon reflects the popularity of playwrights in the Amsterdamtheater and vice versa, but we also address potential geographical andsociocultural biases in the Panpoëticon. Besides generating new insightsin processes of canonization in early modern Dutch literature, this articleaims to provide a working example of the synergy that can be achieved bycombining multiple data sets using Semantic Web technology.

AB - This article is about a pilot project in which we linked five web resources inorder to get a firmer grip on processes of canonization in Dutch literaturein the early eighteenth century. The project centers around the PanpoëticonBatavûm, an early eighteenth century portrait gallery of Dutch writers,initiated by the painter Arnoud van Halen (1673-1732) and continuedby others. This hall of fame provides an early example of the historicalcanonization of Dutch writers. As a collection the Panpoëticon is no longerintact, but it has been digitally reconstructed as a website. We created aRDF representation of this website and combined these data with dataderived from the DBNL, Ecartico, Onstage and the Short Title CatalogueNetherlands. Using these combined data sets we investigate whetherthe Panpoëticon reflects the popularity of playwrights in the Amsterdamtheater and vice versa, but we also address potential geographical andsociocultural biases in the Panpoëticon. Besides generating new insightsin processes of canonization in early modern Dutch literature, this articleaims to provide a working example of the synergy that can be achieved bycombining multiple data sets using Semantic Web technology.

KW - biographical data

KW - Linked Data

KW - Dutch literature

KW - Early Modern

KW - Amsterdamse Schouwburg

M3 - Article

VL - 3

SP - 39

EP - 59

JO - DH Benelux Journal

JF - DH Benelux Journal

ER -