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  • noun literary In literary theory, meanings that are alluded to, above or beyond the printed text; interpretations of text.

Etymologies

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para- + text

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Examples

  • Gerard Genette coined the term paratext to refer to information that is a supplemental to the actual text, such as the introduction or index in a book.

    Antiquarian Weird Tales: Our Pulp Fiction Heritage and the Significance of Moldering Magazines Chris Perridas 2008

  • Gerard Genette coined the term paratext to refer to information that is a supplemental to the actual text, such as the introduction or index in a book.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Chris Perridas 2008

  • Autobiography in Transit, calls the paratext: the liminal features that surround the text, not just the book's jacket and typeface but interviews with the author, reviews and commentaries.

    The Chicago Blog 2009

  • Autobiography in Transit, calls the paratext: the liminal features that surround the text, not just the book's jacket and typeface but interviews with the author, reviews and commentaries.

    The Chicago Blog 2009

  • Autobiography in Transit, calls the paratext: the liminal features that surround the text, not just the book's jacket and typeface but interviews with the author, reviews and commentaries.

    The Chicago Blog 2009

  • Autobiography in Transit, calls the paratext: the liminal features that surround the text, not just the book's jacket and typeface but interviews with the author, reviews and commentaries.

    The Chicago Blog 2009

  • Autobiography in Transit, calls the paratext: the liminal features that surround the text, not just the book's jacket and typeface but interviews with the author, reviews and commentaries.

    The Chicago Blog 2009

  • Autobiography in Transit, calls the paratext: the liminal features that surround the text, not just the book's jacket and typeface but interviews with the author, reviews and commentaries.

    The Chicago Blog 2009

  • Autobiography in Transit, calls the paratext: the liminal features that surround the text, not just the book's jacket and typeface but interviews with the author, reviews and commentaries.

    The Chicago Blog 2009

  • Autobiography in Transit, calls the paratext: the liminal features that surround the text, not just the book's jacket and typeface but interviews with the author, reviews and commentaries.

    The Chicago Blog 2009

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