Vol. 13 No. 2 (2019): Thinking contemporary metanarrativity
Edited by Sabine van Wesemael
The notion of metafiction or metanarrative was introduced in 1970 by William Gass and involves textual self-observation and self-reflection. The term is often explicitly linked to postmodernism, but in fact metafiction is a constant in the history of the novel. The contemporary novel often resorts to metafiction, as the articles in this issue illustrate.
Published:
2019-12-19
