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ˈsubtext
†1. [sub- 3 a] Text appearing below other text on a page. Obs.
1726J. Lowe Lat. Gram. ix, The Fundamental rules in Text; the Less-necessary sub⁓joined in Subtext.
2. [sub- 5 c.] An underlying theme in a piece of writing (esp. in a novel or play). Also transf.
1950E. R. Hapgood tr. C. Stanislavski's Building Character viii. 113 What do we mean by subtext? What is it that lies behind and beneath the actual words of a part?.. It is the manifest, the inwardly felt expression of a human being in a part, which flows uninterruptedly beneath the words of the text, giving them life and a basis for existing. 1960S. Moore Actor's Training: Stanislavski Method iii. 27 An artistic, rich imagination will also contribute a great deal when an actor interprets the lines and fills them with the meaning that lies behind, the ‘subtext’. 1964Evergreen Rev. Dec. 78/1 The modern style of interpretation..digs ‘behind’ the text, to find a sub-text which is the true one. 1973Times 2 Jan. 7/8 Also admirable was the manner in which Prince underlined the subtext of naturalism that lies beneath the very obvious symbolic superstructure. 1978G. Vidal Kalki i. 16 Whenever I got the chance I gave my pitch, which, basically, is the subtext of Beyond Motherhood. |