Literary notes about HIATUS (AI summary)
The word "hiatus" has been used in literature to indicate both a literal gap and a figurative interruption in the flow of ideas or narrative. In classical texts, for example, Diogenes Laertius refers to interruptions in argument or missing passages in manuscripts, emphasizing a break in the intended line of thought [1, 2, 3]. This usage is also evident in the narrative realm, where authors like Mark Twain and Gogol describe abrupt or prolonged breaks in treatment or original text [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. Beyond these metaphorical and textual gaps, the term has been appropriated in technical contexts, as illustrated by L. M. Montgomery’s discussion of a physical opening in anatomical structure [9]. Even Rousseau and Hans Gross apply "hiatus" to denote gaps—whether in language or in observed events—demonstrating the term’s versatility in conveying interruption or discontinuity across diverse literary and scholarly genres [10, 11].