Entertaining the idea : Shakespeare, performance, and philosophy / edited by Lowell Gallagher, James Kearney, and Julia Reinhard Lupton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallagher, Lowell, 1953-

Contributor:

Gallagher, Lowell, editor.

Kearney, James, editor.

Lupton, Julia Reinhard, editor.

Series:

UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

Philosophy in literature.

Thought and thinking in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 240 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

2020.

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Nobumitsu portrait inscription

Nobumitsu: life, career and the Kanze family

Deciphering "furyū"

Performing the other: "karamono"

Dwelling in "mugen"

(De- )constructing furyū Noh

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Lowell Gallagher, James Kearney, and Julia Reinhard Lupton

Section I: Key Words

1. Shakespeare and Role Playing Tzachi Zamir

2. HabitJ.K. Barret

3. AcknowledgmentSarah Beckwith

4. Judgment Kevin Curran

5. Way of LifeJames Kuzner

6. EntertainmentJeffrey Knapp

7. CurseBjoern Quiring

8. CareSheiba Kian Kaufman Section

II: Extended Encounters

9. Shakespeare's Now: Some Philosophical Perspectives on King Lear and The Winter's TaleSanford Budick

10. Hegel with Hamlet: Questions of Method Anselm Haverkamp

11. Bliss Unrevealed: The "Trial" in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale Paul Kottman

Afterword by Charles McNulty, Theatre Critic, Los Angeles Times

Works Cited

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4875-4158-9

1-4875-3624-0