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setting

time and place within a narrative, whether fiction or non-fiction
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setting

Summary

setting is a literary element[1]. setting draws 374 Wikipedia views per month (literary_element category, ranking #10 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • setting's instance of is recorded as literary element[3].
  • setting is a type of fictional entity[4].
  • setting's said to be the same as is recorded as campaign setting[5].
  • setting's said to be the same as is recorded as scene[6].
  • setting comprises narrative location[7].
  • setting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Setting[8].
  • setting's described by source is recorded as Q131308011[9].
  • setting's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Narration[10].

Body

Definition and Type

setting's instance of is recorded as literary element[3]. setting is a type of fictional entity[4].

Use and Application

setting comprises narrative location[7].

Why It Matters

setting draws 374 Wikipedia views per month (literary_element category, ranking #10 of 20).[2] setting has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] setting is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). setting. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/setting
MLA “setting.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/setting.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_setting_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{setting}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/setting}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → campaign setting, scene
    Has part(s) → narrative location
    Instance of → literary element
    Has parts → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534065805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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