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narrativity

narrativity noun: the presentation (and subsequent interpretation) of a dramatic narrative.

Noun

narrativity (uncountable)

  1. The presentation (and subsequent interpretation) of a dramatic narrative.
    • It is the narrative which contains narrativity, and this narrativity will precisely include the means by which the reader is encouraged to a lesser or greater degree to actively construct the story […]1992, Philip John Moore Sturgess, Narrativity: Theory and Practice, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
    • Is any of this true? Do we create ourselves? Is the narrativity view a profound and universal insight into the human condition?2004 January 10, Galen Strawson, “Review: Making Stories by Jerome Bruner”, in The Guardian

Origin of narrativity

From narrative + -ity.

Questions about narrativity

What does narrativity mean?
Narrativity means the presentation (and subsequent interpretation) of a dramatic narrative.
What part of speech is narrativity?
Narrativity is a noun.

Words near narrativity in the dictionary

  1. narrativised
  2. narrativises
  3. narrativising
  4. narrativist
  5. narrativistic
  6. narrativity
  7. narrativization
  8. narrativizations
  9. narrativize
  10. narrativized
  11. narrativizes

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