Historical Metafiction: Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels as a Postmodern Rethinking of History

The Neapolitan Novels (2011–14), translated into English by Ann Goldstein, are aprime example of postmodern literature, distinguished Elena Greco’s uniquestyle narration, structurally and ideologically. Ferrante utilizes multiplenarrative techniques, including unreliable self‐reflexivity, paradoxes,to challenge existing literary historical narratives’ rigidity present variouspossible ways retelling history within the text. This study draws on Linda Hutcheon’spostmodern theories metafiction to examine representationof in Novels. Specifically, it analyzes novels’metatextual, intertextual, metanarrative aspects, exploring how they challengetraditional narratives alternative perspectives past. Byproviding insights representation thisstudy contributes broader discourse relationship between andfiction contemporary literature.