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Aspect of communication that is not explicitly announced
In any communication, in any medium or format, "subtext" is the underlying or implicit meaning that, while not explicitly stated, is understood by an
Subtext
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up subtext in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Subtext is that content of a text or performance which is not announced explicitly but is implicit
Subtext_(disambiguation)
2000 British TV series
incredibly self-obsessed, as shown in a second series episode when a "subtext detector" shows that the only thing she ever really means when talking
Coupling_(British_TV_series)
Programming language
Subtext is a moderately visual programming language and environment, for writing application software. It is an experimental, research attempt to develop
Subtext (programming language)
Subtext_(programming_language)
Marketing technique for fiction
point to its similarity, and perhaps confusion by audiences, with subtext. Subtext became popular in media, especially in film, during the 1930s due to
Queerbaiting
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Subtext_(software)
1985 film by Jack Sholder
Chaskin, who he says claimed the subtext arose from how Patton played the part. "I love when [he] uses the word 'subtext,'" he complained. "Did you actually
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_2:_Freddy's_Revenge
1990 video game
ActRaiser is a 1990 video game developed by Quintet and published by Enix for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It combines traditional side-scrolling
ActRaiser
Episodes of the animated series The Spetacular Spider-Man
only Spider-Man can stop before it escalates further. Drama 101 24 11 "Subtext" Kevin Altieri Nicole Dubuc November 4, 2009 (2009-11-04) 211 Determined
List of The Spectacular Spider-Man episodes
List_of_The_Spectacular_Spider-Man_episodes
Fictional character from the TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess"
relationship between Xena and Gabrielle are referred to as "lesbian subtext" or simply "subtext" by fans. The issue of the true nature of the Xena/Gabrielle
Xena
Superhero character
perceived homoeroticism, with critics and academics recognizing the gay subtext surrounding his character. Following the airing of the original cartoon
He-Man
1929 painting by René Magritte
refers to itself Simulacra and Simulation – 1981 book by Jean Baudrillard Subtext – Aspect of communication that is not explicitly announced Theory of forms –
The_Treachery_of_Images
2023 film by Sam Esmail
Leave the World Behind is a 2023 American apocalyptic psychological thriller film written and directed by Sam Esmail. It is based on the 2020 novel of
Leave_the_World_Behind_(film)
sexuality, as well as a noticeable amount of homoerotic-related implicit subtext or casual LGBT female representation. .hack//Sign A Centaur's Life Ace
List_of_yuri_works
Polish aphorist and poet (1909–1966)
poetry and ironic philosophical-moral aphorisms, often with a political subtext. Son of the Baron Benno de Tusch-Letz and Adéle Safrin, he was born on
Stanisław_Jerzy_Lec
1910–1913 etching by Mexican cartoon illustrator Posada
La Calavera Catrina ("The Dapper [female] Skull") is an image and associated character originating as a zinc etching created by the Mexican printmaker
La_Calavera_Catrina
American television series (2018–2024)
history, Liza Black, criticized the series and wrote that "Yellowstone's subtext is another thing entirely: the settler-colonial version of American history
Yellowstone_(TV_series)
American actress (born 1950)
(February 19, 1990). "STAGE REVIEW: 'Stevie' Has Jazz and Drama, but Lacks a Subtext". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 20, 2014. "'Dark Half' Not Good,
Amy_Madigan
other forms of media. He-Man has been noted for the homoeroticism and gay subtext surrounding his character. While the original series aired during a period
He-Man_as_a_gay_icon
1953 film
Calamity Jane is a 1953 American Technicolor Western musical film starring Doris Day and Howard Keel, and directed by David Butler. The musical numbers
Calamity_Jane_(1953_film)
Fictional character in William Gibson's novels
knows what's going on, but who in fact doesn't. It's just my sense of the subtext of the character: he's bullshitting himself, at the same time as he's bullshitting
Hubertus_Bigend
2009 film by Gary Winick
the film might have been if the writers had explored a potential lesbian subtext suggested by the opening scenes. Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bride_Wars
10th episode of the 1st season of Westworld
bicamerality, a hypothesis about the evolution of consciousness that serves as a subtext throughout the series. “The Bicameral Mind” was watched by 2.24 million
The_Bicameral_Mind
2025 film by Luca Guadagnino
Edebiri after seeing her in Bottoms (2023). Guadagnino added a racial subtext to the script that was not present in the first draft by changing Maggie
After_the_Hunt
1970 Italian film
between an Andy Warhol-style improvisation and an ambitious, esoteric subtext that summons all the Western counterculture of the time". Shown through
Necropolis_(film)
Opera by Carlos Gomes
acclaim outside Brazil. Maria Alice Volpe has analysed the historical subtext of the indianism movement behind Il Guarany. The operatic version of the
Il_Guarany
Sex with several individuals at the same time
ISBN 978-1476732534. Donald F. Reuter (2006). Gay-2-Zee: A Dictionary of Sex, Subtext, and the Sublime. p. 86. ISBN 0312354274. "The gang's all here (Hope flickers
Gang_bang
American interior designer and actor (born 1959)
becomes possessed by Freddy Krueger. Critics and audiences noted the gay subtext of the film, something screenwriter David Chaskin initially attributed
Mark_Patton
English music production duo
collective of record labels that initiated (among others) Pinch's Tectonic and Subtext, which has released many of Emptyset's earlier releases. He also produces
Emptyset
1970 film
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is a 1970 DeLuxe Color film in Panavision written and produced by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond, and directed by
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
The_Private_Life_of_Sherlock_Holmes
DC Comics character
Retrieved August 18, 2008. Kozlovic, Anton (April 2003). "The Unholy Biblical Subtexts and Other Religious Elements Built into Superman: The Movie (1978) and
Eve_Teschmacher
1897 novel by Bram Stoker
that changes made to the 1899 American version of the text reinforce this subtext, wherein Dracula states he will feed on Harker. Critics have variously
Dracula
1899 children's book by Helen Bannerman
Retrieved 1 January 2017. Golus, Carrie (September–October 2010). "Sambo's subtext". The University of Chicago Magazine. "Sam and the Tigers: A New Telling
The Story of Little Black Sambo
The_Story_of_Little_Black_Sambo
Narrow street in Gassin, France
name derives from a Greek term for a passage between two houses, with a subtext for a place for men only, such as a hiding place or a latrine. The Provencal
L'Androuno
1989 novel by Charles Palliser
are apparently solved in the story have an alternative solution in the subtext. The novel begins in London with a secret meeting between two legal men
The_Quincunx
1954–1955 fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
Mallorn (38): 11–18. JSTOR 45321703. LaFontaine, David (2015). "Sex and Subtext in Tolkien's World" (PDF). The Gay and Lesbian Review (November–December
The_Lord_of_the_Rings
Fictional comic book character
characters' relationship was conceived of as romantic, it was relegated to subtext after Marvel Comics' editor-in-chief Jim Shooter mandated that no same-gender
Storm_(Marvel_Comics)
German Israeli composer and musician (born 1987)
released under Blessed Initiative, an Electroacoustic project on the label Subtext. Glotman has worked closely with musical collaborators. Together with Swedish
Yair_Elazar_Glotman
American television series (2004–2010)
effect on the story itself but expand the show's literary and philosophical subtext. These elements include frequent appearances of black and white, which
Lost_(TV_series)
American adult animated sitcom (1999–2004)
underlying theme. Emphasis on Brendon's movies becomes key here, and the subtext of their creation is finally discussed. At this point, Brendon is still
Home_Movies_(TV_series)
2003 film by Peyton Reed
which "plunged into the subtext of those old movies", whereas Down with Love, being an "updating and a critique", "snips that subtext away", making it "less
Down_with_Love
Fictional giant spider from ''The Lord of the Rings''
rather than those of Tolkien". Timmons accepted the possibility of a "subtext of the fear of female sexual appeal", and agreed that the text might "function
Shelob
Fandom pairing between two Supernatural characters
Castiel's interactions as containing homoerotic subtext. Throughout the show's eighth season, such subtext was read into the two characters saying "I need
Destiel
Malicious possessing spirit in Jewish religion
Publications. ISBN 978-9655240078. Peñalosa, Fernando (2012). The Dybbuk: Text, Subtext, and Context. CreateSpace Publishing. ISBN 978-1478357803. Peñalosa, Fernando
Dybbuk
Subgenre of apocalyptic fiction
Zombie apocalypse is a subgenre of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction in which society collapses due to overwhelming swarms of zombies. Usually,
Zombie_apocalypse
Film by Luca Guadagnino
at a carrion") with ethnic nationalism, though he states that "neither subtext goes much of anywhere". Julie Bloom echoed similar sentiments in The New
Suspiria_(2018_film)
1997 single by Björk
is an ode to Björk's native land and her best friend, while containing subtexts relating to the state of emergency. "Jóga" was released as the lead single
Jóga
Third season of the Sailor Moon anime series
censored the relationship. In the Cloverway/Optimum English version, this subtext was altered, and Neptune and Uranus were portrayed as biological cousins
Sailor_Moon_S
French author (1628–1703)
Boots". He ornamented his folktale subject matter with details, asides and subtext drawn from the world of fashion. Following up on these tales, he translated
Charles_Perrault
1951 film by Alfred Hitchcock
the second attempt, from writer Whitfield Cook, who wove a homoerotic subtext into the story. With treatment in hand, Hitchcock shopped for a screenwriter;
Strangers_on_a_Train_(film)
Code word for a gay man
series of novels, which have been interpreted as including much queer subtext. Actress Judy Garland, who portrayed Dorothy in the 1939 Wizard of Oz film
Friend_of_Dorothy
American director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1964)
dialogue to humanize characters, which relies heavily on dry humor and subtext, subversive treatment of clichés, use of misogyny as a trait of his villains
Joss_Whedon
2022 British TV series or programme
has always been queer but it's always coded, and subtext. I thought, 'let's do away with the subtext. Let's have explicit representation" and adding that
Wreck_(TV_series)
11th episode of the 15th season of South Park
In this episode, Randy Marsh discovers that Broadway musicals contain subtext that encourage women to give their partners oral sex, while Shelly starts
Broadway_Bro_Down
1998 American black comedy film by Todd Solondz
"its bold tracking of controversial contemporary themes, richly-layered subtext, and remarkable fluidity of visual style," and the cast received the National
Happiness_(1998_film)
2000 film
out of deadpan. When we first meet Lily, her character is all radiant subtext: Her smoldering carnality -- buried beneath a veneer of social-climbing
The House of Mirth (2000 film)
The_House_of_Mirth_(2000_film)
2013 film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
criticizing a script which "keeps insisting on explaining its own symbolism and subtext, to make sure we get how deep the thing is." Andrew Pulver of The Guardian
The_Best_Offer
to anti-gay censorship. LGBTQ existence was included only via innuendo, subtext and inference. However the practice of hiding LGBTQ characters in the early
LGBTQ_themes_in_comics
1981 single by Olivia Newton-John
gym with well-built men in the last half. Some of the scenes have sexual subtext, such as the shower scene or when Newton-John rubs herself on the men.
Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)
Physical_(Olivia_Newton-John_song)
Marvel Comics character
forced to communicate Arnie's sexuality exclusively through imagery and subtext. Though the tragic bent of stories featuring the character has been the
Arnie_Roth_(character)
2022 film by William Brent Bell
details like the creepy black-light drawings and the borderline paedophilic subtext without adding anything substantial." Clarisse Loughrey from The Independent
Orphan:_First_Kill
2004 Thai film
the house. With the drug war by prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as a subtext, many threads in this strange ghost story are somehow tied together. Pumwaree
Pisaj
System to train actors
dissatisfied. Both his struggles with Chekhov's drama (out of which his notion of subtext emerged) and his experiments with Symbolism encouraged a greater attention
Stanislavski's_system
2014 novel by Anthony Doerr
experiences during World War II. Allan E. Crandall of Psychiatric Services notes subtext within the novel that indicates an "uneasy collective unconscious of both
All_the_Light_We_Cannot_See
Opera by Bedřich Smetana
libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská, in their third operatic collaboration. The subtext of the plot is a Czech legend of a sheer rockface that overlooks the Vltava
The_Devil's_Wall
2018 animated web series
through a sci-fi lens, with Dave Trumbore of Collider writing, "... the subtext here, which is hard to miss even for younger viewers, is that Aja, Krel
3Below:_Tales_of_Arcadia
2009 film by Patrick Alessandrin
reads, "District 13 bites off more than it can chew with its political subtext and questionable script, but the many action sequences are never less than
District_13:_Ultimatum
Social phenomena
never an interchange, of words in fragmented and cramped utterances whose subtext often reveals more than their surface meaning." His usage of single quotes
Talking_past_each_other
Pairing in Harry Potter fandom
universe still can't translate its gay subtext to text. It's a problem". Vox. "Coming Out of the Broom Closet: Subtexts and Shortcomings of Queer Narrative
Scorbus
Geopolitical proposal
ISSN 0304-3479. Natsvaladze, Mamuka (2020). "Explanation of One Conceptual Subtext of a 'Greek Project'". 11th International Conference 'Science and Practice:
Greek_Project
American Western television series (1965–1966)
Midway through the first season, when Cohen explained the show's political subtext to Chuck Connors, a staunch Republican, their previously friendly relationship
Branded_(TV_series)
American independent filmmaker (born 1966)
science fiction and horror films combine explicit imagery with religious subtext. Springer produced and directed The Hagstone Demon, a feature-length horror
Jon_Springer
Trope and stock character in storytelling
to an extreme by the Marquis de Sade in Justine, who exposed the erotic subtext which lay beneath the damsel-in-distress scenario. One exploration of the
Damsel_in_distress
1965 single by Otis Redding
"Respect" is a song by American soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding, originally recorded and released by himself in 1965 as a single from his third album
Respect_(song)
be applied to early novels which merely contain homosexual allusions or subtext, such as Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. Works that feature only
List of gay novels prior to the Stonewall riots
List_of_gay_novels_prior_to_the_Stonewall_riots
1994 American film
via YouTube. Donald F. Reuter (2006). Gay-2-Zee: A Dictionary of Sex, Subtext, and the Sublime. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312354275. Archived from
Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys
Chicken_Hawk:_Men_Who_Love_Boys
American comedy TV series (2000–2007)
explosion is never what matters: It's the fallout." The show similarly uses subtext rather than exposition, "where people will talk a great deal in order to
Gilmore_Girls
Cultural impact of the American-New Zealand TV series
relationship between Xena and Gabrielle is referred to as "lesbian subtext" or simply "subtext" by fans. The issue of the true nature of the Xena/Gabrielle
Xena: Warrior Princess in popular culture
Xena:_Warrior_Princess_in_popular_culture
2025 single by Gaia
of it. It's actually a mega-light, super danceable song, but it has a subtext that, if you listen a little bit harder, vertically, you can pick up on
Chiamo_io_chiami_tu
2009 American film
Michelle Orange of The Village Voice commented, "A very thin feminist subtext about the meaning of sisterhood only highlights how badly this film botches
Sorority_Row
Notable gay, lesbian, and queer icons
relationship between Xena and Gabrielle is referred to as "lesbian subtext" or simply "subtext" by fans. The issue of the true nature of the Xena/Gabrielle
List_of_gay_icons
2008 film by Sam Mendes
styles to the wink-wink, nod-nod of its design. Indeed his actors play the subtext with such fury that the text virtually disappears. Subtlety is not one
Revolutionary_Road_(film)
2009 film by Sam Raimi
" In a positive review, Variety said of the film: "Scant and barren of subtext, the pic is single-mindedly devoted to pushing the audience's buttons.
Drag_Me_to_Hell
1991 American horror comedy film by Wes Craven
consensus reads: "Held aloft by gonzo black comedy and socially conscious subtext, The People Under The Stairs marks a unique -- though wildly uneven --
The_People_Under_the_Stairs
1992 film by Carl Franklin
impressed by Franklin’s “maturity” and his understanding of the film’s subtexts of race relations, the conflicts between city and country life and gender
One_False_Move
American dark comedy-drama film by Sam Mendes
"[gives] unconscious voice" to the characters' psyches and complements the subtext. The most obvious use of pop music "accompanies and gives context to" Lester's
American_Beauty_(1999_film)
Japanese manga series and franchise
Retrieved June 27, 2013. Speelman, Tom (June 18, 2019). "The fascist subtext of Attack on Titan can't go overlooked". Polygon. Archived from the original
Attack_on_Titan
Book about horror fiction by Stephen King
motion pictures. In "The Modern American Horror Movie—Text and Subtext," the "subtext" he refers to consists of unspoken social commentary he sees in
Danse_Macabre_(King_book)
Debates based on claims that the Harry Potter novels contain occult or satanic subtexts
Rowling are based on claims that the novels contain occult or Satanic subtexts. A number of Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Christians have
Religious debates over the Harry Potter series
Religious_debates_over_the_Harry_Potter_series
Marvel Comics fictional character
Peter David continually since then. Responding to fan interest in the gay subtext surrounding the character in Jeph Loeb's X-Force run, Rictor's kiss with
Rictor
Fictional character in Scooby-Doo
a Newsweek article, Casey Kasem was asked if he had ever observed that subtext in the series, and Kasem responded that "there wasn't anything like that
Shaggy_Rogers
1997 film by Paul Verhoeven
because they determined the fantastical creatures, genre, and political subtext suited his creative sensibilities. Verhoeven recruited Alan Marshall as
Starship_Troopers_(film)
2024 soundtrack album by Thom Yorke
process as finding "a way in sideways; building the music more through the subtext than through the narrative itself". He and Yorke were "constantly searching
Confidenza_(soundtrack)
1992 video game
Search for Eden tells a mythical saga of life's evolution on Earth, with a subtext of a creation myth and polytheistic evolution. The player takes the role
E.V.O.:_Search_for_Eden
1957 animated short
was only cooking up fodder for satire. By reducing Wagner's Ring into a subtext for an archetypal Bugs and Elmer chase, What's Opera, Doc? pulls off a
What's_Opera,_Doc?
Australian actor
loving playing the man Adelaide Now. 31 March 2019 Sundance Now collars Subtext Pictures’ crime thriller ‘Dead Lucky’ if.com.au. 6 April 2018 Q&A: ‘Danger
Aldo_Mignone
Pattern or structure that makes something funny
performers insert a dramatic pause or beat to allow the audience to discern the subtext of the comedic situation or joke. Additionally, comics may create a laugh
Comedic_device
1904–1905 conflict in East Asia
Choir under the direction of Gennady Sachenyuk (in Russian with English subtext). "Ilya Shatrov: On the Hills of Manchuria, Waltz". Editions Orphée. Archived
Russo-Japanese_War
British academic and writer (born 1951)
toleration. Her book was the first to claim the existence of such a code as a subtext in Shakespeare. Asquith's work was hailed by some, including the Catholic
Clare_Asquith
American crime drama television series (1973–1978)
Mann developed the project as a gritty police procedural, but with a subtext focusing on institutionalized prejudice and the civil rights of suspects
Kojak
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English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream or streams, from the Middle English nominative plural or genitive singular of burne (see Bourne).
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