Meaning of epitext | Babel Free

Definitions

Textual material which surrounds a work but is not part of the text or its peritext, including published interviews, private correspondence, diary entries and the like.

Examples

“It is the second category which I christen, for want of a better word, epitext and which will be the subject of the last two chapters.”

“The concepts of “epitext” and “peritext” continue to be useful for the analysis of digital literature on portable electronic devices but need expansion as categories.”

“The concept of paratext was defined by Gérard Genette as common elements provided within a book (peritext) and elements outside of the book that refer to it (epitext); these elements can affect individual, as well as cultural, perceptions of a text (1997, 4–5).”

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