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Between the lines : a philosophy of theatre /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bennett, Michael Y., 1980- (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Theater > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Conceptual Spaces of Theatre
  • Organization of the Book
  • Part I Pieces of Theatre: Defining Theatre and Its Empty Spaces
  • 1 Previous Conceptions of Theatre
  • The Approach to Theatre By Different Philosophical Branches
  • The Approach to Theatre By Era
  • Models of Theatre
  • Recent Debates in Philosophy of Theatre
  • 2 The Nature of Theatre
  • Re-created Objects
  • From Abstract Creationism to Re-Creation
  • Re-creation in Theatre
  • Re-positioned Objects
  • Figurative Expressions
  • Re-creation Playing Out On Stage
  • 3 The Nature of Viewing Theatre
  • Projecting "Degrees of Belief"
  • Performance and Bayesian Epistemology
  • Theatre as a Living Idea
  • The Problem Case of Theatre
  • Art Objects Versus Experiencing Art
  • 4 The Nature of Theatre's Empty Spaces
  • Coherence and Correspondence
  • Subsumption and Distinctness
  • Subsumed Properties in the Theatre
  • The Role of the Actor/Director in Theatrical Coherence and Subsumption
  • In Sum
  • Part II Spaces of Theatre: Offstage Characters, Imagined Objects, and Other Prickly Philosophical Problems in Theatre
  • 5 Distinctness in Theatre: Theatrical Language and Events
  • Speech Act Theory and Events
  • "Strike Three. You're Out!"
  • Theatre: Moveable Referents
  • Revelatory Speech and Theatrical Statements: Subsumed Knowledge
  • Theatrical Tense(s)
  • "Liveness," Thus Far . . .
  • Liveness and the Dramatic Arc
  • Narrating and Acting in the Past Subjunctive
  • Historicizing an Event And/or Object
  • 6 Subsumption in Theatre: The Question of Lady Bracknell's Nose and Offstage Characters
  • Why Friedell Cannot Change Bruckner's Eighth Symphony
  • Problems With Intrinsic-Extrinsic Properties in Theatre
  • Indeterminate Identity
  • Godot-Tale
  • Theatrical Performance
  • Possible Responses By Platonists and Abstract Creationists
  • Returning to the Three Questions
  • 7 Truthfulness in Theatre: Imagined Objects and Actors and Acting
  • Subsumption of Properties: Interpretation and Sane, South-By-Southeast?
  • Possible Objection 1: Offstage Characters
  • Possible Objection 2: Cross-Gender Casting and Lady Bracknell's Nose
  • Imagined Objects: Between Spider Angiomas and Signposts
  • Imagined Objects and Spaces: Theatre Versus Other Art Forms
  • Conclusion: Theatri Topia for the Curious: Constants, Variables, and Theatre's Rules of Engagement
  • Constants and Variables in Play
  • The Logic of Theatre: Ten Rules of Engagement
  • Curiosity and Theatre
  • Glossary of Terms and Concepts
  • Notes
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index