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metahistorical romance

metahistorical romance noun: a type of postmodern historical fiction.

Noun

metahistorical romance (countable and uncountable, plural metahistorical romances)

  1. A type of postmodern historical fiction.
    • From Linda Hutcheon's work on historiographic metafiction to Amy Elias's study of the metahistorical romance, addressing the historical novel, for example, has become something of a minor industry outside conventional history.2010, Alun Munslow, The Future of History, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 267
    • Through the “historiographic metafiction” or “metahistorical romance” of post-1960s fiction, critics have identified the self-reflexive quality of the new historical aesthetics.2017, Alison Shonkwiler, The Financial Imaginary: Economic Mystification and the Limits of Realist Fiction, University of Minnesota Press, →ISBN

Forms of metahistorical romance

pluralmetahistorical romances

Origin of metahistorical romance

Coined by Amy J. Elias in 2001.

Questions about metahistorical romance

What does metahistorical romance mean?
Metahistorical romance means a type of postmodern historical fiction.
What part of speech is metahistorical romance?
Metahistorical romance is a noun.
What is the plural of metahistorical romance?
The plural of metahistorical romance is metahistorical romances.

Words near metahistorical romance in the dictionary

  1. metahistogram
  2. metahistograms
  3. metahistorian
  4. metahistorians
  5. metahistorical
  6. metahistorical romance
  7. metahistories
  8. metahistory
  9. metahohmannite
  10. metahuman
  11. metahumans

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