"The concept of transmedia storytelling has recently taken cultural, literary and digital studies by storm. But most discussions of the topic have remained on an abstract and general level. Marta Boni’s Romanzo Criminale. Transmedia and Beyond is the first book that investigates a story in all of its medial manifestation. Backed by a solid theoretical background, without being enslaved to it, this is a must read for anybody interested in elaborating a critical discourse for transmedia storytelling."
(Marie-Laure Ryan, independent researcher, author of Avatars of Story)
In the contemporary media landscape, we often know a movie or a TV show just because people have talked about it, or because we have seen pictures, advertizing or clips spread on the web. Thus, it seems that movies and shows are defined more by the social performances which surround them than simply by their textual nature. Romanzo Criminale. Transmedia and Beyond seeks to uncover the galaxy of texts and performances surrounding an Italian narrative, Romanzo Criminale, and, by going beyond the notions of intertextuality and transmediality, find a methodology fit for its description, adapted to today's “convergence culture”.
(Marie-Laure Ryan, independent researcher, author of Avatars of Story)
In the contemporary media landscape, we often know a movie or a TV show just because people have talked about it, or because we have seen pictures, advertizing or clips spread on the web. Thus, it seems that movies and shows are defined more by the social performances which surround them than simply by their textual nature. Romanzo Criminale. Transmedia and Beyond seeks to uncover the galaxy of texts and performances surrounding an Italian narrative, Romanzo Criminale, and, by going beyond the notions of intertextuality and transmediality, find a methodology fit for its description, adapted to today's “convergence culture”.