rosygirls92
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Does contextual information mean information in the time period of which it was written or contextual info of what happens in the book? 
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JayJayz22
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The 'context' of a text refers to the time period in which in was written; namely, the background of the composer.
For example, the context of a Shakespeare play is the Elizabethan era (as this is the composer's background) and not the era in which it is set.
The context influences the composer to think in a certain way about the content of their text, and usually relates to the general ideas of that era in respect to the era the composer wishes to recreate.
For example, the context of a Shakespeare play is the Elizabethan era (as this is the composer's background) and not the era in which it is set.
The context influences the composer to think in a certain way about the content of their text, and usually relates to the general ideas of that era in respect to the era the composer wishes to recreate.