The Emergence Machine

Literature

abstract · Literature · Level 9 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Literature emerges from the art of narrative storytelling, where written language is used to explore human experience, emotion, and imagination.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “literature” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “literature”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
literature
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0LiteratureNarrativeWritingLanguageCommunication… intermediate l…FormInformationLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesDramaL10Non FictionL10PoetryL10SymbolismL10Drama LitL11LiteratureL9NarrativeL8WritingL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Narrative L8 (requires)
    Literature builds on the art of narrative storytelling
  • Writing L8 (requires)
    Literature is the body of written works

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