Metanarrative

Translation of "metanarrative" into Russian

Noun

metanarrative

metanarratives pl

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

метанарратив

Заимствовано 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

метаповествование

Реже; используется преимущественно в литературоведении

Adjective

metanarrative

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

метанарративный

The author adopts a metanarrative approach to world history.

Автор придерживается метанарративного подхода к мировой истории.

Noun

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.

Adjective

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

The author adopts a metanarrative approach to world history.