{"product_id":"who-wrote-the-night-before-macdonald-p-jackson-9781476664439","title":"Who Wrote the Night Before Christmas?: Analyzing the Clement Clarke Moore vs. Henry Livingston Question","description":"\u003cp\u003e Published anonymously in 1823, \"The Night Before Christmas\" has traditionally been attributed to Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863), who included it in his \u003ci\u003ePoems\u003c\/i\u003e (1844). But descendants of Henry Livingston (1748-1828) claim that he read it to his children as his own creation long before Moore is alleged to have composed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book evaluates the opposing arguments and for the first time uses the author-attribution techniques of modern computational stylistics to settle the long-standing dispute. Both writers left substantial bodies of verse, which have been computer analyzed for distinguishing characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Employing a range of tests and introducing a new one--statistical analysis of phonemes--this study identifies the true author and makes a significant contribution to the growing field of attribution studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e MacDonald P. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476664439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476664439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"MacDonald P. Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065859174655,"sku":"9781476664439","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34a197d9-585e-4487-b468-b3b330cde250.jpg?v=1685403913","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/who-wrote-the-night-before-macdonald-p-jackson-9781476664439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}