QuotationFinder - Searching for Quotations and Allusions in Greek and Latin Texts and Establishing the Degree to Which a Quotation or Allusion Matches Its Source

TL;DR

QuotationFinder is a software tool that improves the detection of quotations and allusions in Greek and Latin texts by ranking results based on their textual similarity, surpassing existing CD-ROM programs.

Contribution

It introduces a novel ranking method that prioritizes literal quotations and parallels, enhancing the accuracy of identifying quotations in classical texts.

Findings

Ranks search results by textual similarity

Lists literal quotations before loose parallels

Improves detection of quotations in Greek and Latin texts

Abstract

The software programs generally used with the TLG (Thesaurus Linguae Graecae) and the CLCLT (CETEDOC Library of Christian Latin Texts) CD-ROMs are not well suited for finding quotations and allusions. QuotationFinder uses more sophisticated criteria as it ranks search results based on how closely they match the source text, listing search results with literal quotations first and loose verbal parallels last.