What is subtext?

Subtext is content of a book, play, musical work, film, video game or television series which is not announced explicitly by the characters (or author) but is implicit or becomes something understood by the observer of the work as the production unfolds. ... Subtext is a blog publishing system written in C# on ASP.NET. All data is stored in a Microsoft SQL Server database.

Subtext is the implicit meaning of a text, especially of a literary one. " These are just a few definitions of subtext found on the website en.wikipedia. Org/wiki/Subtext As far as your question of whether subtext is different in literature than in plays, it appears that, "Subtext: any meaning or set of meanings which is implied rather than explicitly stated in a literary work, especially in a play.

Modern plays such as those of Harold Pinter, in which the meaning of the action is sometimes suggested more by silences and pauses than by dialogue alone, are often discussed in terms of their hidden subtexts. " This definition of subtext in relation to literature and plays was found on http://www.answers.com/topic/subtext. You can find out a lot more information on subtexts and how to use them here, http://www.ehow.com/how_4477690_include-subtext-fiction.html.Good luck!

Sources: http://www.answers.com/topic/subtext. En.wikipedia. Org/wiki/Subtext.

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