- metafiction
- noun Date: 1960 fiction which refers to or takes as its subject fictional writing and its conventions • metafictional adjective • metafictionist noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
metafiction
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metafiction — [met′ə fik΄shən] n. 1. fiction in which the mediating function of the author and the technical methods used in writing are self consciously emphasized and in which the traditional concern with verisimilitude is minimized 2. a work of such fiction … English World dictionary
Métafiction — Ne doit pas être confondu avec métatextualité. En littérature, la métafiction est une forme d écriture autoréférentielle qui dévoile ses propre mécanismes par des références explicites. Il ne faut pas confondre la métafiction avec la… … Wikipédia en Français
Metafiction — For the album by Vic Mignogna, see Metafiction (album). Metafiction, also known as Romantic irony in the context of Romantic works of literature, is a type of fiction that self consciously addresses the devices of fiction, exposing the fictional… … Wikipedia
Metafiction (album) — Metafiction Studio album by Vic Mignogna Genre Pop … Wikipedia
metafiction — /met euh fik sheuhn/, n. fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction. [1975 80] * * * … Universalium
metafiction — noun a form of self referential literature concerned with the art and devices of fiction itself … Wiktionary
metafiction — noun fiction in which the author self consciously parodies or departs from novelistic conventions. Derivatives metafictional adjective … English new terms dictionary
metafiction — meta·fiction … English syllables
metafiction — met•a•fic•tion [[t]ˈmɛt əˌfɪk ʃən[/t]] n. lit. fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
metafiction — … Useful english dictionary
