paratext

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ text.

Noun

paratext (countable and uncountable, plural paratexts)

  1. (literary) In literary theory, meanings that are alluded to, above or beyond the printed text; interpretations of text.
    Coordinate terms: subtext, context, peritext, epitext
  2. All of the notes and explanations that make a text more understandable.

Derived terms

References

  • Gérard Genette, Paratext: Thresholds of interpretation
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