grand narratives
grand narratives is the plural of grand narrative.
Meaning of grand narrative
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...
- 1991 [Routledge], David Bernstein, 7: Grand Narratives, David Wood (editor), On Paul Ricoeur: Narrative and Interpretation, 2002, Reprint, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 102,
Questions about grand narratives
- What is grand narratives the plural of?
- Grand narratives is the plural of grand narrative.
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