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metanarrative

metanarrativenoun

metanarratives

Countable; refers to an overarching story that explains other stories.

Translations

метанарративЗаимствовано из англ.; распространённый термин в философии и культурологии

The Enlightenment metanarrative of human progress influenced many nineteenth-century thinkers.

Просветительский метанарратив о прогрессе человечества оказал влияние на многих мыслителей XIX века.

Additional translations

метаповествованиеРеже; используется преимущественно в литературоведении

Definitions

A grand or overarching narrative that organizes and gives meaning to a set of smaller narratives or historical events.

The Enlightenment metanarrative of human progress influenced many nineteenth-century thinkers.

metanarrativeadjective

Relational adjective used attributively (e.g., “metanarrative analysis”).

Translations

The author adopts a metanarrative approach to world history.

Автор придерживается метанарративного подхода к мировой истории.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a metanarrative; overarching in its analysis of narratives.

The author adopts a metanarrative approach to world history.