anti-narrative
noun[C]
theatre & film,literaturespecialized(alsoantinarrative)uk/ˈæn.tiˌnær.ə.tɪv/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈner.ə.t̬ɪv//ˌæn.taɪˈner.ə.t̬ɪv/aplay,film,novel, or otherworkofartthat does nottellastoryordescribeaseriesofevents:
Thebeautifulimagerydoes notcompensatefor thesoporificanti-narrative.
We aredrawninto an anti-narrative, astorygoingnowhere.
Accounts and stories
- anecdote
- another
- be another storyidiom
- bodice-ripper
- brushstroke
- case study
- cautionary tale
- commentary
- lore
- misdescription
- multi-stranded
- myth
- mythic
- running commentaryphrase
- scenario
- shaggy-dog story
- short story
- sob story
- strand
- writesomethingup
anti-narrative
adjective
theatre & film,literaturespecializeduk/ˌæn.tiˈnær.ə.tɪv/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈner.ə.t̬ɪv//ˌæn.taɪˈner.ə.t̬ɪv/intentionallynottellingastoryordescribingaseriesofevents:
This isprobablyhis most anti-narrative, anti-entertainmentfilmtodate.
He was anti-narrative, notconcernedaboutprovidingaconventionalplot.
- the anti-narrativestructureof theexhibition