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By definition, a palimpsest is "a written document, usually on vellum or parchment, that has been written upon several times, often with remnants of erased writing still visible." Palimpsests (originally published in France in 1982), one of Gerard Genette's most important works, examines the manifold relationships a text may have with prior texts.
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Cool, spare, contemplative and prestige.
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- Gérard Genette
- First published
- 1982
- Pages
- 514
- Publisher
- French & European Pubns, University of Nebraska Press, Seuil
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- German, French, English
- ISBN
- 9780803270299
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“Gegenstand dieses Buches ist das, was ich an anderer Stelle, "mangels eines treffenderen Ausdrucks", als Paratextualität bezeichnet habe.”
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