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- noun A grand story that is self-legitimizing.
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Examples
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Frye’s metanarrative is a well-made myth, but it’s an orrery built to describe an ecosystem.
A Theory of Modes and Modalities Hal Duncan 2009
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Frye’s metanarrative is a well-made myth, but it’s an orrery built to describe an ecosystem.
Archive 2009-07-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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If the resolution of conflict is the 'How', then the metanarrative is the 'Why'. lolikitsune
Design daily news 2009
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If the resolution of conflict is the 'How', then the metanarrative is the 'Why'. lolikitsune
Design daily news 2009
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If the resolution of conflict is the 'How', then the metanarrative is the 'Why'. lolikitsune
Design daily news 2009
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If the resolution of conflict is the 'How', then the metanarrative is the 'Why'. lolikitsune
Design daily news 2009
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If the resolution of conflict is the 'How', then the metanarrative is the 'Why'. lolikitsune
Design daily news 2009
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If the resolution of conflict is the 'How', then the metanarrative is the 'Why'. lolikitsune
Design daily news 2009
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If the resolution of conflict is the 'How', then the metanarrative is the 'Why'. lolikitsune
Design daily news 2009
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If the resolution of conflict is the 'How', then the metanarrative is the 'Why'. lolikitsune
Design daily news 2009
bilby commented on the word metanarrative
"The essence of this postmodernist drama is that there is really no metanarrative. There is no plot. There is no progress, because there is nothing to progress towards. It is pointless diplomatic Dadaism."
- Ami Isseroff, The summit of the absurd: Middle East process without peace, mideastweb.org, 23 September 2009.
October 5, 2009