Entertaining the idea: Shakespeare, philosophy, and performance
"To entertain an idea is to take it in, pay attention to it, give it breathing room, dwell with it for a time. The practice of entertaining ideas suggests rumination and meditation, inviting us to think of philosophy as a form of hospitality and a kind of mental theatre. In this collection, org...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Toronto
University of Toronto Press
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | UCLA Clark Memorial Library series
29 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
/ Philosophy (Motif)
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Performance Arts B Conference program 2016-2017 (Los Angeles, Calif) B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Philosophy B Shakespeare, William B Philosophy in literature B Philosophy Motif B Thought and thinking in literature B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Criticism and interpretation B Criticism, interpretation, etc B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) B Philosophy |
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Table of Contents Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | "To entertain an idea is to take it in, pay attention to it, give it breathing room, dwell with it for a time. The practice of entertaining ideas suggests rumination and meditation, inviting us to think of philosophy as a form of hospitality and a kind of mental theatre. In this collection, organized around key words shared by philosophy and performance, the editors suggest that Shakespeare's plays supply readers, listeners, viewers, and performers with equipment for living. In plays ranging from A Midsummer Night's Dream to King Lear and The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare invites readers and audiences to be more responsive to the texture and meaning of daily encounters, whether in the intimacies of love, the demands of social and political life, or moments of ethical decision. Entertaining the Idea features established and emerging scholars, addressing key words such as role play, acknowledgment, judgment, and entertainment as well as curse and care. The volume also includes longer essays on Shakespeare, Kant, Husserl, and Hegel as well as an afterword by theatre critic Charles McNulty on the philosophy and performance history of King Lear."-- |
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| Item Description: | The collection grew out of a year-long sequence of symposia on the topic "Entertaining the idea - Shakespeare, performance, and philosophy", held at the UCLA Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library in 2016-2017 (Acknowledgements) Enthält Literaturverzeichnis (Seiten: 215-232) und Index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (vi, 240 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 1487536240 |