This open access book is a methodical treatise on narration in different types of media. By reconstructing the theoretical framework of transmedial narration, this book enables the inclusion of all kinds of communicative media forms on their own terms.The treatise is divided into three parts.

Part I: Drawing the Frame.- 1. Opening.- 2. Circumscribing Narration.- 3. Defining Narration.- 4. Narrating Through Media Modalities.- Part II: Scrutinizing the Essentials.- 5. Communicating, Narrating, and Focalizing Minds.- 6. Events.- 7. Temporal Interrelations.- 8. Internal Coherence.- 9. External Truthfulness.- Part III: Demonstrating the Principles.- 10. Narration in Qualified Media Types.- References.- Index.

This open access book is a methodical treatise on narration in different types of media. A theoretical rather than a historical study, Transmedial Narration is relevant for an understanding of narration in all times, including our own. By reconstructing the theoretical framework of transmedial narration, this book enables the inclusion of all kinds of communicative media forms on their own terms. The treatise is divided into three parts. Part I presents established and newly developed concepts that are vital for formulating a nuanced theoretical model of transmedial narration. Part II investigates the specific transmedial media characteristics that are most central for realizing narratives in a plenitude of different media types. Finally, Part III contains brief studies in which the narrative potentials of painting, instrumental music, mathematical equations, and guided tours are illuminated with the aid of the theoretical framework developed throughout the book. Suitable for advanced students and scholars, this book provides tools to disentangle the narrative potential of any form of communication.

Brings together the fields of linguistics, literature and media studies to provide an interdisciplinary perspectiveBreaks new ground by presenting a truly transmedial approach to narratologyIncludes case studies that focus on four different media forms that are not generally considered cases of narrative

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