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  • Analytic Philosophy and the World of the Play

    Analytic Philosophy and the World of the Play by Bennett, Michael Y.;

    Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 1
    • Publisher Routledge
    • Date of Publication 4 March 2020

    • ISBN 9780367509699
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages172 pages
    • Size 234x156 mm
    • Weight 320 g
    • Language English
    • 42

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    Short description:

    1 "The Purpose of Playing": Why Go to the Theatre?


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    Long description:

    Theatrical characters’ dual existence on stage and in text presents a unique, challenging case for the analytical philosopher.


    Analytic Philosophy and the World of the Play re-examines the ontological status of theatre and its fictional objects through the "possible worlds" thesis, arguing that theatre is not a mirror of our world, but a re-creation of it. Taking a fresh look at theatre’s key elements, including the hotly contested relationships between character and actor; onstage and offstage "worlds"; and the play-text and performance, Michael Y. Bennett presents a radical new way of understanding the world of the play.

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    Table of Contents:

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS



     


    FOREWORD by Marvin Carlson



    INTRODUCTION Theatre and the Mirror of Nature



     


    PART I Exposing the Problem and Proposing a Solution



    1 Theatrical Names and Reference: Dialectical-Synecdochic Objects and "Re-Creation"



    2 The World of the Play: Theatre as "Re-Creation"



    PART II Applying the (Proposed) Solution to the Problems



    3 "Liveness"?: The Presumption of Dramatic and Theatrical "Liveness"



    4 Boundedness of (Fictional) Theatre to our (Real) World: Actor and Audience Co-Existence



    5 Identity across "Possible Worlds": "The World Beyond" the Play



    CONCLUSIONS



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