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Presence in play : a critique of theories of presence in the theatre / Cormac Power.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Power, Cormac.
- Series:
- Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 12.
- Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--Philosophy.
- Theater.
- Theater--Psychological aspects.
- Theater--Semiotics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Presence in Play: A Critique of Theories of Presence in the Theatre is the first comprehensive survey and analysis of theatrical presence to be published. Theatre as an art form has often been associated with notions of presence. The ‘live’ immediacy of the actor, the unmediated unfolding of dramatic action and the ‘energy’ generated through an actor-audience relationship are among the ideas frequently used to explain theatrical experience – and all are underpinned by some understanding of ‘presence.’ Precisely what is meant by presence in the theatre is part of what Presence in Play sets out to explain. While this work is rooted in twentieth century theatre and performance since modernism, the author draws on a range of historical and theoretical material. Encompassing ideas from semiotics and phenomenology, Presence in Play puts forward a framework for thinking about presence in theatre, enriched by poststructuralist theory, forcefully arguing in favour of ‘presence’ as a key concept for theatre studies today.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Making-Present: The Fictional Mode of Presence
- Having Presence: The Auratic Mode of Presence
- Being-Present: The Literal Mode of Presence
- Deconstructing Presence
- The Presence of Liveness
- Signifying Presence
- The Magic of Theatre
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 94-012-0571-X
- 1-4356-4109-4
- OCLC:
- 226308001
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789401205719 DOI
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