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* For certain values of "episode", this trope is known to be [[Older Than Dirt]]: many ancient masterpieces of literature are lost forever, and many others are missing chunks of text due to physical deterioration. We know of a relatively small number from quotations or references in other literature of antiquity. |
* For certain values of "episode", this trope is known to be [[Older Than Dirt]]: many ancient masterpieces of literature are lost forever, and many others are missing chunks of text due to physical deterioration. We know of a relatively small number from quotations or references in other literature of antiquity. |
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** One well known example of lost literature: [[Sappho (Creator)|Sappho]]'s poems, the vast majority of which are simply lost to history (read: out of nine volumes of poetry, exactly ''one'' complete poem has survived.) |
** One well known example of lost literature: [[Sappho (Creator)|Sappho]]'s poems, the vast majority of which are simply lost to history (read: out of nine volumes of poetry, exactly ''one'' complete poem has survived.) |
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