various readings
Different possible meanings
Various readings refers to different interpretations or versions of a text, performance, or situation.
In textual scholarship, it describes alternate wordings found across manuscript copies of the same work.
More broadly, it can mean different ways of understanding something: The poem invites various readings.
A performer might offer various readings of the role across different productions.
- noteShort written record
- editionSingle published version
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- paperPressed pulp for writing
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