grand narrative
grand narrative noun: a metanarrative; a narrative that provides legitimation of some given set of narratives and that is itself self-legitimising.
Noun
grand narrative (plural grand narratives)
- A metanarrative; a narrative that provides legitimation of some given set of narratives and that is itself self-legitimising.
- 1991 [Routledge], David Bernstein, 7: Grand Narratives, David Wood (editor), On Paul Ricoeur: Narrative and Interpretation, 2002, Reprint, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 102,
Grand narratives, or meta-narratives as they are sometimes called, are second-order narratives which seek to narratively... - A grand narrative can be defined as a grand, unifying theory of life. Grand narratives include speculative theories as diverse as Christianity (human history is part of a grand divine plan), liberalism (human history and human society are inexorably moving towards the creation of a rational...2006, Philip Higgs, Jane Smith, Rethinking Truth, 2nd edition, Juta & Co., page 115
- 1991 [Routledge], David Bernstein, 7: Grand Narratives, David Wood (editor), On Paul Ricoeur: Narrative and Interpretation, 2002, Reprint, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 102,
Forms of grand narrative
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Questions about grand narrative
- What does grand narrative mean?
- Grand narrative means a metanarrative; a narrative that provides legitimation of some given set of narratives and that is itself self-legitimising.
- What part of speech is grand narrative?
- Grand narrative is a noun.
- What is the plural of grand narrative?
- The plural of grand narrative is grand narratives.
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