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Book SynopsisNarratives are everywhere - and since a significant part of contemporary media culture is defined by narrative forms, media studies need a genuinely transmedial narratology. Against this background,
Transmedial Narratology and Contemporary Media Culture focuses on the intersubjective construction of storyworlds as well as on prototypical forms of narratorial and subjective representation.
Trade Review"Thorough, well-grounded in prominent theory, and useful for scholars of contemporary media and narrative theory."—Erica McCrystal,
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics"An excellent contribution to transmedial narratology."—Hans-Joachim Backe,
Diegesis: Interdisciplinary E-Journal for Narrative Research“A cutting-edge contribution to transmedial narratology. . . . A highly recommended book and a solid foundation for further development in its field/s.”—Jan Horstmann,
Style“Thon successfully fills the gap of a foundation for transmedial narratology that is remarkable as much for its precise critical re-examination of established narratological terms and concepts as for its own clear terminology and conceptualizations that provide fertile ground for future research.”—Michelle Herte,
European Comic Art"An extremely valuable contribution to the efforts of achieving a truly transmedial perspective without losing sight of the media-specific aspects of texts."—Sarah E. Beyvers,
KULT Online“The work is a meticulous survey of media and narratological scholarship, and one which seems a strong foundation upon which to establish future ‘building blocks’ of the transmedial narratology project.”—Fiona Farnsworth,
ImageTexT“This book is a sustained and utterly convincing demonstration of transmedial narrative theory’s ability to address the construction of twenty-first-century storyworlds in films, comics, and video games.”—Jared Gardner, author of
Projections: Comics and the History of Twenty-First-Century Storytelling“The adage that ‘narrative is everywhere’ has always been in need of a theoretical frame and method for analysis, and Thon’s carefully argued and well-researched book takes an important step toward such a genuinely transmedial narratology.”—Karin Kukkonen, author of
Contemporary Comics Storytelling“This is a unique feat of narratology, deployed upon an impressive repertoire of contemporary media culture. There simply is no other book that so thoroughly and precisely develops the concept of transmediality.”—Susana P. Tosca, coauthor of
Understanding Video Games: The Essential IntroductionTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Toward a Transmedial NarratologyPart 1. Storyworlds across Media2. The Storyworld as a Transmedial Concept3. Narrative Representation across MediaPart 2. Narrators across Media4. The Narrator as a Transmedial Concept5. Narratorial Representation across MediaPart 3. Subjectivity across Media6. Subjectivity as a Transmedial Concept7. Subjective Representation across MediaConclusionNotesWorks CitedIndex
