Theatre & knowledge /
From Plato onwards, philosophers the world over have pondered the fraught relationship between the illusory practices of the stage and the rational pursuit of knowledge. In this engaging and accessible volume, David Kornhaber sheds new light on this ancient quarrel. Drawing on a global array of th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Red Globe Press,
[2020].
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| Series: | Theatre&.
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| Summary: | From Plato onwards, philosophers the world over have pondered the fraught relationship between the illusory practices of the stage and the rational pursuit of knowledge. In this engaging and accessible volume, David Kornhaber sheds new light on this ancient quarrel. Drawing on a global array of theatrical traditions and spanning millennia, from the Sanskrit dramas of classical India to Shakespeare and Greek tragedy, from the Noh drama of Japan to West End comedies and avantgrade performances, Theatre & Knowledge vividly demonstrates how questions of knowledge have long animated the theatre and continue to motivate some of its most innovative practices. As much as philosophy itself, the theater has always been instrumental in probing the boundaries of what we can possibly know. |
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| Item Description: | "Macmillan International HIgher Education." |
| Physical Description: | xii, 82 pages ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-75) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781352008302 1352008300 |