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Diderot's humanoid objects : the "Paradoxe sur le comédien" and the human body in material culture /

"Denis Diderot was one of the most important philosophical thinkers of the French Enlightenment. His works are also milestones in theater history. This book is the first study to contextualize Diderot's acting theory, as presented in the Paradoxe sur le comédien, within the broader landsca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Igelmann, Marie-Irène (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Liverpool : Oxford : Liverpool University Press ; [on behalf of] Voltaire Foundation, [2025]
Series:Oxford University studies in the Enlightenment ; 2025:11.
Subjects:
Diderot, Denis, > 1713-1784. > Paradoxe sur le comédien.
Diderot, Denis, > 1713-1784 > Criticism and interpretation.
Acting > Philosophy.
Material culture > Philosophy.
Mannequins (Figures) > Philosophy.
Figure sculpture > Philosophy.
Paradoxe sur le comedien (Diderot, Denis)
Culture matérielle > Philosophie.
Mannequins > Philosophie.
Sculpture de figures humaines > Philosophie.
Acting > Philosophy
Paradoxe sur le comédien (Diderot, Denis)
Table of Contents:
  • Actors and mechanisms: Theatrical automata ; Sensitive machines
  • Society and authority: The actress-automaton ; Mechanisms of obedience ; Satire and subversion
  • Mimesis and ideal: Artists and tools ; Mannequin and role model.