Literature
Literature is the body of written works of a language, period, or culture, including fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction. Wikipedia provides extensive coverage of authors, novels, poems, and literary movements across every culture and historical period.
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Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria preserved and transmitted the foundational texts of Western literature, including works by Homer, Sophocles, and Euripides.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra has been portrayed in literary works from Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra to 20th-century novels and biographies.
Anglo-Zanzibar War
The colonial era in which the Anglo-Zanzibar War occurred inspired a rich tradition of East African postcolonial literature.
Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera mechanism has inspired science fiction writers imagining ancient advanced civilisations and lost technologies.
Tunguska Event
The Tunguska event appears in numerous works of speculative fiction, from early Soviet science fiction to contemporary novels.
James Webb Space Telescope
The JWST's images of deep space have reinvigorated the tradition of astronomical poetry and lyrical scientific writing.