literature
Let an agent handle literature by works, authors, genres, languages and periods, with accurate attribution and respect for copyright.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle literature by works, authors, genres, languages and periods, with accurate attribution and respect for copyright.
Written works valued for their artistic or intellectual qualities, and the body of such works in a language, period or genre, including fiction, poetry, drama, biography and religious narratives.
What it is for: Expression, storytelling, reflection and cultural memory.
It can be read and study it; publish and translate it; cite and quote it, within copyright limits; teach it.
Distinguishing features
Written works with artistic or intellectual value
Organised by language, period and genre
Editions and translations differ
Copyright limits quotation and reproduction
What it looks like
Books, manuscripts, e-texts and performances of written works.
How it is recognised
Titles, authors and editions
Genres such as autobiography or hagiography
Library catalogue records
Related models
has part - works
is created by - author
is a kind of - category
is studied by - discipline
In practice
Families and kinds
fiction
poetry
drama
biography and autobiography
religious literature such as avadana and hagiography
Identifiers
ISBN 13 digits editions
OCLC number numeric library records
Standards and regulation
Berne Convention
National copyright law
Library cataloguing standards (RDA)
Failure modes and hazards
Misattribution
Reproducing copyrighted text
Confusing editions and translations
Also called
+547
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.literature-act
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Works Which work.
Works need precise identification.
Identity
Title, author, date.
Work
Work identity.
- Which work, by whom, from when? provenance
- Is the attribution secure? boundary
Edition
Text and translation.
Edition
Edition used.
- Which edition or translation is used? provenance
- How does it differ from others? boundary
Classification Genre and period.
Classification places works.
Genre
Form.
Genre
Genre.
- Which genre does it belong to? definition
- Is that contested? boundary
Period and language
Context.
Context
Period and language.
- In which language and period was it written? definition
- Which movement is it part of? definition
Interpretation Meaning.
Interpretations vary.
Themes
What it is about.
Themes
Themes.
- What are its main themes? definition
- Which critics discuss them? provenance
Reception
How it was received.
Reception
Reception history.
- How was it received, then and now? provenance
- Has it been banned or censored? provenance
Rights Copyright and access.
Copyright governs reproduction.
Copyright
Status.
Copyright
Copyright status.
- Is the work in copyright here? boundary
- Who holds the rights? provenance
Access
Where to read.
Access
Lawful access.
- Where can it be read lawfully? action
- Is a public domain edition available? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should literatures by language be separate entries?
- How should works and editions be linked?
- How should agents quote within copyright limits?