Metanarrative vs. Narrative — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Metanarrative and Narrative
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Metanarrative
A metanarrative (also meta-narrative and grand narrative; French: métarécit) in critical theory—and particularly in postmodernism—is a narrative about narratives of historical meaning, experience, or knowledge, which offers a society legitimation through the anticipated completion of a (as yet unrealized) master idea.
Narrative
A narrative, story or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, whether nonfictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travelogue, etc.) or fictional (fairy tale, fable, legend, thriller, novel, etc.). Narratives can be presented through a sequence of written or spoken words, still or moving images, or any combination of these.
Metanarrative
(critical theory) A narrative which concerns narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge and offers legitimation of such through the anticipated completion of some master idea; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.
Narrative
A narrated account; a story.
Narrative
The art, technique, or process of narrating
The highest form of narrative.
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Narrative
A presentation of real-world events that connects them in a storylike way
"There has been less of a coherent, connected media narrative and more of a kind of episodic focus on events, controversies and gaffes" (Mark Jurkowitz).
Narrative
An explanation or interpretation of events in accordance with a particular theory, ideology, or point of view
The competing narratives of capitalism and Marxism.
Narrative
Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
Narrative poetry.
Narrative
Of or relating to narration
Narrative skill.
Narrative
Telling a story.
Narrative
Overly talkative; garrulous.
Narrative
Of or relating to narration.
The narrative thrust of a film
Narrative
The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
Narrative
That which is narrated.
Narrative
A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
Changing, controlling the narrative
Narrative
(creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.
The plot is full of holes, but the narrative is extremely compelling.
Narrative
Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.
Narrative
Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous.
But wise through time, and narrative with age.
Narrative
That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.
Cyntio was much taken with my narrative.
Narrative
A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program;
His narrative was interesting
Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
Narrative
Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story;
Narrative poetry
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