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Predicated on the assumption that metanarration is a distinct form of narratorial utterance, Nünning , drawing on Wolf’s distinction between various forms of metafiction, develops a typology that identifies the most important sub-categories of metanarration. The typology is based on four basic aspects, which in turn give rise to subsidiary distinctions: (a) formal; (b) structural; (c ...
However, these two types of narrative self-reflexivity differ greatly, and this difference has tended to be ignored in most existing typologies. Therefore, the widely-used umbrella term metafiction not only needs to be elaborated, but a clear distinction also has to be made between metanarration and other forms of self-reflexive narration.
Jan 28, 2012 · However, these two types of narrative self-reflexivity differ greatly, and this difference has tended to be ignored in most existing typologies. Therefore, the widely-used umbrella term metafiction not only needs to be elaborated, but a clear distinction also has to be made between metanarration and other forms of self-reflexive narration.
From Metadiscursivity to Metanarration and Metafiction. In English narratological criticism, the terms metanarrative and metafiction are on the whole used interchangeably. Even in German narratological course, the term metanarrative has failed to figure prominently. This situa- tion has now changed drastically in the wake of a landmark ...
Neumann, Birgit and Nünning, Ansgar. "Metanarration and Metafiction" In Handbook of Narratology edited by Peter Hühn, Jan Christoph Meister, John Pier and Wolf Schmid, 344-352.
- Birgit Neumann, Ansgar Nünning
- 2009
"Metanarration and Metafiction" In Handbook of Narratology edited by Peter Hühn, John Pier, Wolf Schmid and Jörg Schönert, 204-211. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2009. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2009.
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advocate the need to distinguish between “metafiction” and what they prefer to call “metanarration” (“On Metanarrative” 14; “Metanarrative” 15-16). How is one to navigate through the myriad of theories and definitions of self-reflexive fiction? Is metafiction a device, a genre, or a mode of writing (or reading)? Moreover, are
