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grand narrative

English translation: a comprehensive explanation of historical experience or knowledge

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English term or phrase:grand narrative
Selected answer:a comprehensive explanation of historical experience or knowledge
Entered by: Adele Oliveri

09:14 Nov 29, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Sociology
English term or phrase: grand narrative
"It has to be admitted, however, that noise can also be used as a
form of social rebellion. This is the case with popular music, where
the volume of the sound, achieved through amplification, since the
1960s has been part of its ethos of disrupting social norms. I will
consider these claims, as well as the extent to which that ethos has
been exploited by the business world for its own, anything but rebel-
lious, ends. The **grand narrative** of ‘big business’ has a practised
ability to commercialise, and thus neutralise, rebellious behaviour
and lifestyles."

il significato mi è chiaro, ma "narrative" è uno di quei termini che mi dà sempre un sacco di grattacapi... qualche brillante suggerimento?
grazie a tutte/i :-)
Adele Oliveri
Italy
Local time: 23:05
a comprehensive explanation of historical experience or knowledge
Explanation:
I found that definition on Wikipedia
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Sara Mullin
France
Local time: 23:05
Grading comment
thank you, sara, anyway for pointing me to the wikipedia entry. it does help a bit, although I am still struggling for an adequate translation...
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Sara Mullin


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a comprehensive explanation of historical experience or knowledge


Explanation:
I found that definition on Wikipedia


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_narrative
Sara Mullin
France
Local time: 23:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
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thank you, sara, anyway for pointing me to the wikipedia entry. it does help a bit, although I am still struggling for an adequate translation...
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