Peritext and Epitext
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Peritext are the elements of a work surrounding the main content that help to facilitate understanding between the work and its readers. There are six functions of peritext: production, promotion, navigation, intratextual, supplemental, and documentary. Figure 1
Epitext are elements that are outside of the volume itself but are closely connected to the text. Epitextual elements include such things as communications between the author and editor, advertising for the text, interviews with the author, the author’s website, reviews of the text, literary criticism focused on the text, and other related items.
Peritext and epitext can be found in all textual forms included print text and non-print media.
Epitext are elements that are outside of the volume itself but are closely connected to the text. Epitextual elements include such things as communications between the author and editor, advertising for the text, interviews with the author, the author’s website, reviews of the text, literary criticism focused on the text, and other related items.
Peritext and epitext can be found in all textual forms included print text and non-print media.
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Figure 1: Functions of peritext as part of the Peritextual Literacy Framework (Gross and Latham). Figure by Witte (2019).
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