explication de texte

ex·pli·ca·tion de texte

E0288700 (ĕk-splē-kä-syôN də tĕkst′)n. pl. ex·pli·ca·tions de texte (-syôN) A method of literary criticism in which the interrelated details of a written work are examined and analyzed in an effort to understand its structure and discover meanings.

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[French : explication, explanation + de, of + texte, text.]

explication de texte

(ɛksplikɑsjɔ̃ də tɛkst) n, pl explications de texte (ɛksplikɑsjɔ̃ də tɛkst) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a close textual analysis of a literary work[literally: explanation of (the) text]

ex•pli•ca•tion de texte

(ɛk spli kɑ syɔ̃ də ˈtɛkst)

n., pl. ex•pli•ca•tions de texte (ɛk spli kɑ syɔ̃ də ˈtɛkst) a method of close analysis of a literary text concentrating on language, style, content, and textual interrelationships. [1930–35; < French: explanation of text]

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explication de texte - a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaningliterary criticism, criticism - a written evaluation of a work of literature