paratext

English

Etymology

para- +‎ text

Noun

paratext (plural paratexts)

  1. (literary) In literary theory, meanings that are alluded to, above or beyond the printed text; interpretations of text.

References
  • Gérard Genette, Paratext: Thresholds of interpretation
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