afterword/epilog, foreword/preface

Can Obama Change the Game Again?

By John Heilemann and Mark Halperin

To win a second term, Barack Obama will need a new strategy. A new paperback afterword from John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, the authors of 'Game Change,' discusses the President's re-election campaign

pref·ace (prĕf'ĭs)
n.

1. 1. A preliminary statement or essay introducing a book that explains its scope, intention, or background and is usually written by the author.
   2. An introductory section, as of a speech.
2. Something introductory; a preliminary: An informal brunch served as a preface to the three-day conference.
3. often Preface The words introducing the central part of the Eucharist in several Christian churches.

tr.v., -aced, -ac·ing, -ac·es.

1. To introduce by or provide with a preliminary statement or essay.
2. To serve as an introduction to.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praefātiō, praefātiōn-, from praefātus, past participle of praefārī, to say before : prae-, pre- + fārī, to speak.]

prefacer pref'ac·er n.


foreword
A preface or an introductory note, as for a book, especially by a person other than the author.
[名]（本などの）はしがき, 序言, 序文((to ...)).


ep·i·logue ep·i·log (ĕp'ə-lôg', -lŏg')
also
n.

1. 1. A short poem or speech spoken directly to the audience following the conclusion of a play.
   2. The performer who delivers such a short poem or speech.
2. A short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters. Also called afterword.

[Middle English epiloge, from Old French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, conclusion of a speech : epi-, epi- + logos, word, speech.]

afterword
[名]（本・論文などの）後記, 後書き, 跋(ばつ). ⇒FOREWORD