Between the lines : a philosophy of theatre / Michael Y. Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Michael Y., 1980- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Philosophy.

Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 198 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

In 'Between the Lines', theatre theorist, Michael Y. Bennett offers a systematic account of theatre - thinking about theatre metaphysically, epistemologically, and ethically. To investigate theatre and its in-between spaces, Bennett introduces some basic ideas about coherence and correspondence and, much more prominently, conversations surrounding subsumption and distinctness in order to better describe theatre as a form of art. Instead of limiting the concept and use of subsumption to suggest that constituent parts are subsumed within a distinct whole, Bennett broadens the concept to claim that many of the properties of a theatrical character and/or a theatrical world are subsumed within the text.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 4, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Bennett, Michael Y., 1980- Between the lines

ISBN:

0-19-769168-4

0-19-769169-2

0-19-769170-6

OCLC:

1424887085