recapitulate
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To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument, or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points, or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize.
To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been previously said; to repeat briefly the substance.
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As far as what I do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. Certain styles of narrative don't conform to my style of experiencing the world.
Let's recapitulate the main ideas
Events of the previous 28 days recapitulate in reverse order and action, until Donnie finds himself in bed back in the early hours of October 2. As he lays in his bed, waiting and laughing, the jet engine crashes through his room, killing him.
Genius here begins to recapitulate earlier myths of the mad scientist whose technological and scientific ambitions are so out of harmony with nature and contemporary science that the results are usually unfortunate.
What has currency is content, exploring the boundaries of the medium, and a refusal to recapitulate the works of the past as an end goal.