grand narrative

English - Turkish

Definition of grand narrative in English Turkish dictionary

büyük anlatı

(Sosyoloji, Toplumbilim) büyük anlatı (lyotard)

English - English

Definition of grand narrative in English English dictionary

In critical theory, and particularly postmodernism, a metanarrative (sometimes master- or grand narrative) is an abstract idea that is supposed to be a comprehensive explanation of historical experience or knowledge. According to John Stephens it "is a global or totalizing cultural narrative schema which orders and explains knowledge and experience". The prefix meta means "beyond" and is here used to mean "about", and a narrative is a story. Therefore, a metanarrative is a story about a story, encompassing and explaining other 'little stories' within totalizing schemas

Hyphenation

grand nar·ra·tive

Turkish pronunciation

gränd närıtîv

Pronunciation

/ˈgrand ˈnarətəv/ /ˈɡrænd ˈnærətɪv/