subtextuality

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ textuality or subtextual +‎ -ity.

Noun

subtextuality (countable and uncountable, plural subtextualities)

1. The idea that a given text can contain countercurrents or repressed elements within it, or such elements in a text.
   • 2006, Eric Schocket, Vanishing Moments: Class and American Literature‎^[1]:

     But Stein's conception of psychology is decidedly pre-Freudian, and her stylistic investment in complex subtextuality is surprisingly minimal.