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genre
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The category of a literary work, which can be broad (genre) or specific (subgenre).
Equivalent Entity:
| Name | Type | Description | Equivalent Property | Controlled Vocabulary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| preferred_name | text | Received or primary name by which the entity is known. | ||||
| parent_genre | foreign key | A broader category of literary composition to which this subgenre belongs. | ||||
| alternative_names | text | Alternative names or titles, use for simple alternatives where additional metadata is not needed |
| Name | Type | Description | Equivalent Property | Controlled Vocabulary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| description | text | An extended description, use this for free-format description up to 64K latin or 32K UTF characters | ||||
| archetype | text | Reference to an archetypical example of the entity. |
| Name | Type | Description | Equivalent Property | Controlled Vocabulary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| described_by_source | foreign key | Work where the item is described. Property P1343 \nDescribed in source / written about in / described by encyclopedia / described by reference work | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1343 | |||
| described_at_URL | text | Described at webpage. Property P973 | ||||
| reference_notes | text | Brief notes about a reference and/or citation that should eventually be added to the database and linked to this record. |
| Name | Type | Description | Equivalent Property | Controlled Vocabulary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review_status | vocabulary | Status of record\'s preparation for public view. |
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| review_note | text | Information to help with review of this entity. |