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Adaptation is analogous to Literary Translation. Activate to inspect this relation.Adaptation is a Intertextuality. Activate to inspect this relation.Adaptation influences Fitness. Activate to inspect this relation.Comparative literature applies to Rhetoric. Activate to inspect this relation.Comparative Method depends on Literary Theory. Activate to inspect this relation.Comparative Method enables World Literature. Activate to inspect this relation.Comparative Method measures Literary Influence. Activate to inspect this relation.Creative writing applies to Literary genre. Activate to inspect this relation.Creative writing applies to Narrative theory. Activate to inspect this relation.Dramatic structure is analogous to Narrative theory. Activate to inspect this relation.Film studies applies to Narrative theory. Activate to inspect this relation.Instinct influences Adaptation. Activate to inspect this relation.Literary genre constrains Motif. Activate to inspect this relation.Literary genre is part of Comparative literature. Activate to inspect this relation.Literary Influence is analogous to Intertextuality. Activate to inspect this relation.Literary Movement influences Literary genre. Activate to inspect this relation.Motif is part of Intertextuality. Activate to inspect this relation.Motif emerges from Pattern. Activate to inspect this relation.Motif is part of Melody. Activate to inspect this relation.Narrative theory is part of Comparative literature. Activate to inspect this relation.Natural selection causes Adaptation. Activate to inspect this relation.Postcolonial Literature depends on Literary Theory. Activate to inspect this relation.World Literature applies to Comparative Method. Activate to inspect this relation.World Literature depends on Literary Translation. Activate to inspect this relation.Narrative theoryComparative literatureCreative writingDramatic structureFilm studiesRhetoricLiterary genreMotifLiterary MovementMelodyPatternIntertextualityAdaptationLiterary InfluenceNatural selectionLiterary TranslationFitnessInstinctComparative MethodWorld LiteratureLiterary TheoryPostcolonial Literature
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15 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Biology, Cognitive Science, Creative Writing, Design….

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22 concepts24 relationships22 disciplines6 relation families

Narrative theory

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At a glance

Narrative theory analyses how stories are built — plot, voice, time and point of view.

Disciplines
Comparative Literature · Literature · Narratology
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Creative Writing, Dramaturgy, Film Studies, Media Studies, Theatre
Relationships
4 · 3 relation families

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In this lens (15)

Bridge concepts (9)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Creative writing2
    Creative Writing, Literature · connects to Literary genre, Narrative theory
  • Dramatic structure1
    Dramaturgy, Theatre · connects to Narrative theory
  • Film studies1
    Film Studies, Media Studies · connects to Narrative theory
  • Fitness1
    Biology, Evolutionary Biology · connects to Adaptation
  • Instinct1
    Biology, Ethology · connects to Adaptation

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 22 disciplines: Biology, Cognitive Science, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, Design, Dramaturgy, Education, Educational Science, Ethology, Evolutionary Biology, Film Studies, Literature, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Music Theory, Musicology, Narratology, Philosophy, Rhetoric, Theatre.
  • Narrative theory is a bridge concept — viewed here through Comparative Literature, Literature, Narratology.
  • The connections here span 6 relation families.
  • Optimization explains 3 concepts in this view (Biology, Comparative Literature, Evolutionary Biology).

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ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

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One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

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