Journal of Digital Humanities and Science Fiction Studies
DHSFS, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp. 151-155.
Print ISSN: 3105-1278; Online ISSN: 3105-1286
Journal homepage: https://www.dhsfs.com
DOI: Https://doi.org/10.64058/DHSFS.26.1.13
The Foundational Work of Digital Humanities
—A Review of Jerome McGann’s Radiant Textuality
Huo Shengya
Abstract: This article explores Jerome McGann’s outstanding contributions to the fields of literary theory and digital humanities. McGann is a highly regarded literary theorist and poet from the late 20th century to the early 21st century, whose scholarly achievements span Romantic literary criticism, textual editing theory, and digital humanities. This paper focuses on reviewing and analyzing the concept of “radiant textuality” proposed in his 2001 book Radiant Textuality: Literature after the World Wide Web. This concept foresaw the profound impact of information technology on literary studies and textual editing methods, demonstrating McGann’s exceptional insight as a pioneer in digital humanities.
Keywords: Jerome McGann; digital humanities; Radiant Textuality
Author Biography: Huo Shengya, Associate Professor at Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China. Research Areas: Anglo-American Science Fiction Literature and Digital Humanities. E-mail: franklin0807@126.com.
题目：数字人文的奠基之作——评杰罗姆·麦克甘的《辐射的文本性》
摘要：本文探讨了杰罗姆•麦克甘在文学理论和数字人文研究领域的杰出贡献。麦克甘是20世纪后期至21世纪初享有盛誉的文学理论家和诗人，其学术成就广泛涉及浪漫主义文学批评、文本编辑理论以及数字人文等领域。本文重点分析了他在2001年出版的《辐射的文本性》一书中提出的“辐射文本性”概念，该概念预示了信息技术对文学研究及文本编辑方法产生的深远影响，体现了麦克甘作为数字人文先驱者的卓越洞见。
关键词：杰罗姆•麦克甘；数字人文；《辐射的文本性》
作者简介：霍盛亚，中央财经大学副教授，研究方向：英美科幻文学，数字人文。电邮：franklin0807@126.com。
Received: 24 Jan 2026 / Revised: 27 Feb 2026 / Accepted: 13 Apr 2026 / Published online: 30 Apr 2026 / Print published: 30 May 2026
