A text is a coherent set of symbols that transmits some kind of informative message.
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Text (Required Attributes)
Author
In library science, also referred to as "Statement of responsibility"
Title
For printed (paper) books, this is obtained from the "title page" if available, otherwise from the half-title, caption title, running title, colophon or cover title.
History
Undoubtedly, writing is much older than the notion of texts. Originally, writing was a method of accounting for transactions, it was initially not (commonly) used in order to transmit messages independent of acts or deeds. The concept of a text only becomes relevant if / when a coherent written message is completed and needs to be referred to independently of the circumstances in which it was created.
Other Uses
In cinema studies, film is referred to a 'text'.
Sources
References
Further reading
- Peter Barry. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. ISBN 0-7190-6268-3.
- Jonathan Culler. (1997) Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-285383-X.
- Terry Eagleton. Literary Theory: An Introduction. ISBN 0-8166-1251-X.
- Terry Eagleton. After Theory. ISBN 0-465-01773-8.
- Jean-Michel Rabaté. The Future of Theory. ISBN 0-631-23013-0.
- The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. ISBN 0-8018-4560-2.
- Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader. Ed. David Lodge and Nigel Wood. 2nd Ed. ISBN 0-582-31287-6
- Theory's Empire: An Anthology of Dissent. Ed. Daphne Patai and Will H. Corral. ISBN 0-231-13417-7.
- Bakhtin, M. M. (1981) The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays. Ed. Michael Holquist. Trans. Caryl Emerson and Michael Holquist. Austin and London: University of Texas Press.
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