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PARATEXT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Literature
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paratext
1, record 1, English, paratext
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- peritext 1, record 1, English, peritext
proposal, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
para: beside, near, alongside. 2, record 1, English, - paratext
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Littérature
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paratexte
1, record 1, French, paratexte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- péritexte 1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9ritexte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il s'agit ici des seuils du texte littéraire, qu'on nommera aussi, d'un terme plus technique, le paratexte : présentation éditoriale, nom de l'auteur, titres, dédicaces, épigraphes, préfaces, notes, interviews et entretiens, confidences plus ou moins calculées, et autres avertissements en quatrième de couverture. 1, record 1, French, - paratexte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au dos de la couverture, une pièce essentielle du péritexte éditorial, la prière d'insérer. 1, record 1, French, - paratexte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Literature
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- blurb
1, record 2, English, blurb
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- back-cover text 2, record 2, English, back%2Dcover%20text
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "paratext". 2, record 2, English, - blurb
Record 2, Key term(s)
- back-cover insert
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Littérature
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prière d'insérer
1, record 2, French, pri%C3%A8re%20d%27ins%C3%A9rer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- texte de quatrième couverture 1, record 2, French, texte%20de%20quatri%C3%A8me%20couverture
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au dos de la couverture, une pièce essentielle du péritexte éditorial : le prière d'insérer, appelé plus communément aujourd'hui «texte de quatrième couverture», que les Anglo-Saxons dénomment cavalièrement «blurb» (bla-bla) quand il est non autorial, c'est-à-dire non signé par le nom ou les initiales de l'auteur, mais allographe et anonyme, comme c'est le cas ici. 1, record 2, French, - pri%C3%A8re%20d%27ins%C3%A9rer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «paratexte». 2, record 2, French, - pri%C3%A8re%20d%27ins%C3%A9rer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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