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- noun literary theory Images and textual elements which surround, or are secondary to, the main body of a published work, such as an
introduction ,notes , front covers, etc.
Etymologies
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From peri- + text.
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In the world of children’s literature, peritext is loosely defined as all of the “extras” outside the published text itself – found on the end papers of books and/or an Author’s or Illustrator’s Note in the back of the story, as examples.
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