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Subtext vs Surtext - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between subtext and surtext

is that subtext is the implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue while surtext is the explicit or surface meaning of a literary text, as opposed to the subtext.

subtext

English

Noun

(wikipedia subtext) (en noun)
  • The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

    • Derived terms

    * subtextual

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    surtext

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) The explicit or surface meaning of a literary text, as opposed to the subtext.

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