Narrative vs Discursive - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between narrative and discursive

is that narrative is telling a story while discursive is (of speech or writing) tending to digress from the main point; rambling.

is the systematic recitation of an event or series of events.

(en adjective)

Telling a story.

Overly talkative; garrulous.

* (and other bibliographic details) (Alexander Pope)

But wise through time, and narrative with age.

Of or relating to narration.

the narrative thrust of a film

(en noun)

The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.

That which is narrated.

A representation of an event or story.

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* antenarrative * antinarrative * metanarrative

(en adjective)

(of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.

This means, at times, long and perhaps overly discursive discussions of other taxa.

(philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.

* counterdiscursive