¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subtexts
1. subtext [n] - See also: subtext
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subtexts
Literary usage of Subtexts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vergilius Redivivus: Studies In Joseph Addison's Latin Poetry by Estelle Haan (2005)
"... to the present discussion, since it is the Georgics,35 in particular book 1,
that constitutes one of the most important subtexts of Addison's poem. ..."
2. New English Canaan: Text, Notes, Biography & Criticism by Thomas Morton (1999)
"... the repeated "discoveries" of different cultures now became repeated hints or
subtexts recalling Europe's own "pagan" past, including indeed its own ..."
3. New English Canaan by Thomas Morton (2000)
"... the repeated "discoveries" of different cultures now became repeated hints or
subtexts recalling Europe's own "pagan" past, including indeed its own ..."
4. Thomas Morton of "Merrymount": The Life and Renaissance of an Early American by Jack Dempsey (2000)
"... the repeated "discoveries" of different cultures now became repeated hints or
subtexts recalling Europe's own "pagan" past, including indeed its own ..."
5. American Vulgar: The Politics of Manipulation Versus the Culture of Awareness by Robert Grudin (2006)
"... mountains of clothing, run two subtexts. One is for women: Erotic attractiveness
is the be-all and end-all. Possessing it is the ticket to good times. ..."
6. First Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-1): Proceedings by D. K. Harman (1995)
"Other methods discussed to help limit undesirable associations included: expanding
only "hot spots"; matching on smaller subtexts; giving less weight to ..."
7. First Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-1): Proceedings by D. K. Harman (1995)
"Other methods discussed to help limit undesirable associations included: expanding
only "hot spots"; matching on smaller subtexts; giving less weight to ..."
Other Resources:
