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Linguistic analysis of great authors shows both similarities and differences in their use of vocabulary, grammatical forms, and punctuation.<ref>https://www.tylervigen.com/literature-statistics</ref>
Linguistic analysis of great authors shows both similarities and differences in their use of vocabulary, grammatical forms, and punctuation.<ref>https://www.tylervigen.com/literature-statistics</ref>
==Origins==
==Origins==
It is generally thought that literature arose from the oral traditions of [[epic poetry]]. In ancient [[Mesopotamia]] (c. 7th century B.C.), the development of [[ideograph|ideographic]] glyphs allowed the [[Epic of Gilgamesh]] to be transcribed for an Assyrian king in the city of Akkadia. This is arguably the earliest piece of literature that we possess today, although Egyptologists believe that the [[Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Book of the Dead]] may have been written as early as the 18th century B.C. Extant copies, however, date from 250 B.C.<ref>Diamond, Jared. ''Guns, Germs, and Steel.'' New York: Norton, 2005.</ref>
[[File:Books-and-glasses.jpg|thumbnail|300x|right|33% of high school graduates never read another book the rest of their lives and 42% of college grads never read another book after college.<ref>[https://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/sobering-statistics-about-readers-today/ Sobering Statistics About Readers Today]</ref>]]
It is generally thought that literature arose from the oral traditions of epic poetry. In ancient [[Mesopotamia]] (c. 7th century B.C.), the development of [[ideograph|ideographic]] glyphs allowed the [[Epic of Gilgamesh]] to be transcribed for an Assyrian king in the city of Akkadia. This is arguably the earliest piece of literature that we possess today, although Egyptologists believe that the [[Egypt|Egyptian]] Book of the Dead may have been written as early as the 18th century B.C. Extant copies, however, date from 250 B.C.<ref>Diamond, Jared. ''Guns, Germs, and Steel.'' New York: Norton, 2005.</ref>
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