ex|pli|ca|tion de texte

ex|pli|ca|tion de texte
ex|pli|ca|tion de texte «ehks plee kah syn duh TEHKST», French.
1. a formal analysis of the language, style, and content of a literary work or passage: »

Impressed by Milton's “Lycidas,” my teacher gave me John Ruskin's analysis of the poem, an early and excellent example of what the French call explication de texte (Granville Hicks).

2. (literally) explanation of text.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • explicationde texte — ex·pli·ca·tion de texte (ĕk splē kä syôɴ də tĕkstʹ) n. pl. ex·pli·ca·tions de texte (ĕk splē kä syôɴ də tĕkstʹ) A method of literary criticism in which the interrelated details of a written work are examined and analyzed in an effort to… …   Universalium

  • explication de texte — ex•pli•ca•tion de texte [[t]ɛk spli kɑ syɔ̃ də ˈtɛkst[/t]] n. pl. ex•pli•ca•tions de texte [[t]ɛk spli kɑ syɔ̃ də ˈtɛkst[/t]] lit. a method of close analysis of a literary text concentrating on language, style, content, and textual… …   From formal English to slang

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