Countertext
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Countertext is a noun meaning (literature, social sciences) A text that opposes another, often by presenting similar events from a different perspective.
Meaning
(literature, social sciences) A text that opposes another, often by presenting similar events from a different perspective.
Example Sentences
Alice Randall's novel "The Wind Done Gone" is a countertext to Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind".
Word Forms
- countertexts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include counterstory, counternarrative, counterview, counterimage, countertheory, countermyth.
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