Commentary or commentaries may refer to:

Publications

* ''Commentary'' (magazine), a U.S. public affairs journal, founded in 1945 and formerly published by the American Jewish Committee *

Caesar's Commentaries (disambiguation) Caesar's Commentaries may refer to one of two works written by Julius Caesar: *''Commentarii de Bello Gallico'', concerning Caesar's campaigns in Gaul and Britain, 58–50 BC *''Commentarii de Bello Civili ''Commentarii de Bello Civili'' ''(Com ...

, a number of works by or attributed to Julius Caesar * ''Commentaries'' of Ishodad of Merv, set of ninth-century Syriac treatises on the Bible * '' Commentaries on the Laws of England'', a 1769 treatise on the common law of England by Sir William Blackstone * '' Commentaries on Living'', a series of books by Jiddu Krishnamurti originally published in 1956, 1958 and 1960 * '' Moralia in Job'', a sixth-century treatise by Saint Gregory * '' Commentary of Zuo'', one of the earliest Chinese works of narrative history, covering the period from 722 to 468 BCE * ''Commentaries'', a work attributed to

Taautus Taautus of Byblos, according to the Phoenician writer Sanchuniathon, was the son of Misor and the inventor of writing, who was bequeathed the land of Egypt by Cronus. Sanchuniathon's writings, through the translation of Philo, were transmitted to ...

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opinion piece An opinion piece is an article, usually published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about a subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals. Editorials Opinion pieces may take the form of an editorial, ...

material, in any of several forms: ** An editorial, written by the editorial staff or board of a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical **

Column (periodical) A column is a recurring piece or article in a newspaper, magazine or other publication, where a writer expresses their own opinion in few columns allotted to them by the newspaper organisation. Columns are written by columnists. What different ...

, a regular feature of such a publication in which usually the same single writer offers advice, observation, or other commentary ** An op-ed, an opinion piece by an author unaffiliated with the publication **

Letters to the editor A letter to the editor (LTE) is a letter sent to a publication about an issue of concern to the reader. Usually, such letters are intended for publication. In many publications, letters to the editor may be sent either through conventional mai ...

, written by readers of such a publication ** Posts made in the comments section of an online publication, serving a similar function to paper periodicals' letters to the editor * Commentary (philology), a line-by-line or even word-by-word explication (and usually translation) of a text *

Audio commentary An audio commentary is an additional audio track, usually digital, consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, that plays in real time with a video. Commentaries can be serious or entertaining in nature, and can add informatio ...

track for DVDs and Blu-Rays – an additional audio track that plays in real-time with the video material, and comments on that video *

Sports commentary In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real-time commentary of a game or event, usually during a live broadcast, traditionally delivered in the historical present tense. Radio w ...

or play-by-play, a running description of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast **

Color commentary A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress. The phrase "colour commentator" is primarily used in Canadian English and the ...

, supplementing play-by-play commentary, often filling in any time when play is not in progress *

Atthakatha Aṭṭhakathā (Pali for explanation, commentary) refers to Pali-language Theravadin Buddhist commentaries to the canonical Theravadin Tipitaka. These commentaries give the traditional interpretations of the scriptures. The major commentaries w ...

, commentaries on the Pāli Canon in Theravāda Buddhism * Criticism, the practice of judging the merits and faults of something or someone * ''Commentary! The Musical'', the musical commentary accompanying ''

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' is a 2008 musical comedy-drama miniseries in three acts, produced exclusively for Internet distribution. Filmed and set in Los Angeles, the show tells the story of Dr. Horrible (played by Neil Patrick Harris) ...

'' * Commentary or narration, the words in a

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

Exegesis Exegesis ( ; from the Greek , from , "to lead out") is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text. The term is traditionally applied to the interpretation of Biblical works. In modern usage, exegesis can involve critical interpretation ...

, a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text (e.g. a Bible commentary) * Literary criticism, the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature **

Close reading In literary criticism, close reading is the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of a text. A close reading emphasizes the single and the particular over the general, effected by close attention to individual words, the syntax, ...

in literary criticism, the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text *

Political criticism Political criticism (also referred to as political commentary or political discussion) is criticism that is specific of or relevant to politics, including policies, politicians, political parties, and types of government. See also *Bad Subjects * ...

or political commentary, criticism that is specific of or relevant to politics **

Public comment In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...

ary received by governmental and other bodies, e.g. in response to proposals, reports, etc.