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- noun literary In literary theory, meanings that are
alluded to,above orbeyond the printed text;interpretations of text.
Etymologies
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Examples
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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