In lang=en terms the difference between surtext and urtext
is that surtext is the explicit or surface meaning of a literary text, as opposed to the subtext while urtext is the original version of a piece of music, as created by the composer.
surtext
English
Noun
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en noun)
(rare) The explicit or surface meaning of a literary text, as opposed to the subtext.
Anagrams
* urtext
English
Noun
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en noun)
A primitive, seminal, or prototypical example of an artistic genre or the basis of an ideological movement.
(music) The original version of a piece of music, as created by the composer.