explication de texte

[ ek-splee-kah-syawn duh tekst ]

noun

, French.

, plural ex·pli·ca·tions de texte [ek-splee-kah-syaw, n, d, uh, , tekst].

1. an approach to literary criticism involving close examination, analysis, and exposition of the text of a work, and concentrating on language, style, content, and the interrelationships of the parts to the whole in regard to meaning and symbolism.

explication de texte

/ ɛksplikɑsjɔ̃ də tɛkst /

noun

1. a close textual analysis of a literary work

Word History and Origins

Origin of explication de texte¹

Literally, “explanation of text”

Word History and Origins

Origin of explication de texte¹

literally: explanation of (the) text