meta-literaryadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈlɪt(ə)rəri/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈlɪdəˌrɛri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, literary adj.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + literary adj. Compare slightly later metaliterature n.

Of or relating to metaliterature; concerned with or characteristic of metaliterature. Also: above or beyond the boundaries of any one literature; spec. designating themes, stories, etc., which are widespread in all literatures.

ΚΠ

1965 Man 65 29 The reappearance in the myth of Lake Munkamba of the Welsh, Pyrenean, and Cameroonian theme of the drowned city, reminds us..that the universalities of content in stories of this kind will always raise them to a level better called meta-literary than literary.

1976 T. Eagleton Crit. & Ideol. i. 18 As a meta-literary practice, a metaphor of the text, criticism writes large the text's inability to think the conditions of its own possibility.

1991 E. J. Smyth Postmodernism & Contemp. Fiction iv. 77 Two very intelligent novels..both of which have a metaliterary dimension which links them to Calvino's other influential late novel.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meta-literary
释义	meta-literaryadj. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈlɪt(ə)rəri/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈlɪdəˌrɛri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, literary adj. Etymology: < meta- prefix + literary adj. Compare slightly later metaliterature n. Of or relating to metaliterature; concerned with or characteristic of metaliterature. Also: above or beyond the boundaries of any one literature; spec. designating themes, stories, etc., which are widespread in all literatures. ΚΠ 1965 Man 65 29 The reappearance in the myth of Lake Munkamba of the Welsh, Pyrenean, and Cameroonian theme of the drowned city, reminds us..that the universalities of content in stories of this kind will always raise them to a level better called meta-literary than literary. 1976 T. Eagleton Crit. & Ideol. i. 18 As a meta-literary practice, a metaphor of the text, criticism writes large the text's inability to think the conditions of its own possibility. 1991 E. J. Smyth Postmodernism & Contemp. Fiction iv. 77 Two very intelligent novels..both of which have a metaliterary dimension which links them to Calvino's other influential late novel. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1965
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