Meaning of metatextual | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Constituting self-referential text (text about the text); for example, as mentioned earlier herein.
2. Of or pertaining to metatextuality.

Examples

“Still, the meta-textual cleverness of the whole affair takes a little while to settle into, partly because the early storylines feel so routine.”

“The metatextual tweak to the then-tired franchise was a creative shot in the arm, and though it didn’t set the box office on fire, it set the stage for Scream’s brilliant deconstruction of the genre.”

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