explication de texte
noun
ex·pli·ca·tion de texte
ek-splē-kä-syōⁿ-də-ˈtekst 
plural explications de texte
ek-splē-kä-syōⁿ-də-ˈtekst
: a method of literary criticism involving a detailed analysis of a work
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And now to Gramm’s explication de texte: There is no better illustration of how wealth accumulation benefits society than the most famous and infamous wealth hoarder of Victorian literature, Ebenezer Scrooge….
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Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2022
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