James R. Hamilton

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The Art of Theater (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

The Art of Theater argues for the recognition of theatrical performance as an art form independent of dramatic writing. * Identifies the elements that make a performance a work of art * Looks at the competing views of the text-performance relationships * An important and original contribution to the aesthetics and philosophy of theater

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Autor

James R. Hamilton is a member of the Philosophy Department at Kansas State University. His research is in aesthetics, focusing on theater. He has published articles in the British Journal of Aesthetics, the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, and the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, has entries in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and the Routledge Companion to Aesthetics, and has received NEH and Big XII Fellowships.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470766101
• Artikelnr.: 38194579

Rezensionen

"Hamilton's clarity of style and focused argument make his study anengaging change from the predominance of continental thought inmany texts on contemporary theatre and performance. ... The Artof Theater returns us to basic questions where they seem mostcertain: like any good work of philosophy, it shows how theapparently obvious came to be the case." (Theatre ResearchInternational, March 2009)

"Hamilton's book has many merits. He has written a timely bookthat would repay close study by any philosopher interested inperformance in general and theater in particular." (The Journalof Aesthetics and Art Criticism)

"Hamilton presents a bold new thesis in his first book:theatrical performances are an independent form of art.

Hamiltonpresents meticulous arguments both for the independence ofperformance as an art form and its status as art. This is acompelling book. Recommended." (CHOICE)"James R. Hamilton's The Art of Theater is acompelling and original work of analytic philosophy applied toperformance. Readers will enjoy the rigorous philosophicaldiscussion and illuminating theatrical analysis."
David Krasner, Yale University

"This groundbreaking book argues for theatrical performance asan independent form of art. Philosophically astute, historicallyinformed, and filled with wonderful examples, it will set thestandard for work in the area for years to come." Susan Feagin,Temple University

"A book that has virtues worth recommending ....Hamilton's project [is] aimed at bringing our theoreticalbeliefs ... in line with our theater-going practices."Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews