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    metafiction
    /ˈmɛtəˌfɪkʃn/

    noun

    • 1. fiction in which the author self-consciously alludes to the artificiality or literariness of a work by parodying or departing from novelistic conventions and traditional narrative techniques: "the followers of Borges had retreated into airless metafiction"

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  2. oxfordre.com › literature › displayMetafiction and Contemporary Fiction | Oxford Research ...

    4 days ago · Contemporary metafiction, consequently, puts metafictional devices and concerns into a new relationship with representation (mimesis). The world has caught up with metafiction, if it ever really lagged behind, and new forms of metafiction are being developed now to activate metafiction’s older questions anew.

  3. pedagogue.app › metafiction-in-childrens-books-2METAFICTION IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS - Pedagogue

    May 6, 2024 · This book is perhaps the most well-known instance of metafiction in children’s literature. Children are reminded of how books function, how they affect how we feel and behave, and how they are made as they listen to the self-conscious text. But the book’s greatest strength is its humor. MY PEN. by Christopher Myers.

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  5. www.carlemuseum.org › about › news-pressPictures at Play: Metafiction in Art | Carle Museum

    Apr 26, 2024 · Metafiction is fiction about fiction—books that contain pictures about pictures and stories about stories. Museum visitors will discover books that break the fourth wall, where narrators and characters directly address the reader. They’ll witness familiar characters acting out of character and find stories that contain other stories in them.

  6. myanimelist.net › stacks › 46133the metafictional - Interest Stacks - MyAnimeList.net

    Apr 23, 2024 · the metafictional. A list of East Asian comics and novels that are officially categorized as metafiction or have metafictional aspects. Metafiction is when a narrative is self-aware and consciously explicit about it's fictional nature to the consumer. For those who like the mind-boggling, the experimental, in need of a break from the common ...

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  8. www.coursehero.com › file › 233246955Unraveling Metafiction: Insights into Narrative Development ...

    May 11, 2024 · The narrative was separated into several fragments to display the story's gradual development. McCann’s utilisation of fragmenting the narrative also provided the audience with an insight into his thought process regarding the direction of the story hence the use of metafiction. Additionally, the fragmentation of the narrative shows the ...

  9. www.slideserve.com › almudevar › metafiction-in-donMetafiction in Don Quixote, Part II by Miguel de Cervantes

    Apr 24, 2024 · Exploration of metafiction in Don Quixote, Part II, focusing on themes like history and fiction, the character of Don Quixote, and the interplay between performance and reality. The text delves into the self-conscious allusions to literary conventions and narrative techniques, highlighting the complex relationship between fiction and reality within the work.

  10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Meta-analysisMeta-analysis - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · Meta-analysis is the statistical combination of the results of multiple studies addressing a similar research question. An important part of this method involves computing an effect size across all of the studies; this involves extracting effect sizes and variance measures from various studies.