Countertext
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A text that opposes another, often by presenting similar events from a different perspective.
"Alice Randall's novel "The Wind Done Gone" is a countertext to Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind"."
Example
More examples"Alice Randall's novel "The Wind Done Gone" is a countertext to Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind"."
Etymology
From counter- + text.
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