1. A subject, motif, or recurring idea in a work of literature, music, or art that is not consciously identified or acknowledged by the audience or critic
The unrecognized theme of isolation runs throughout the entire novel.
O tema não reconhecido do isolamento permeia todo o romance.
2. An implicit or subtle pattern or concept that exists in a text but has not been formally identified or studied
Scholars discovered an unrecognized theme of social inequality in the poet's work.
Estudiosos descobriram um tema não reconhecido de desigualdade social na obra do poeta.