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Description
From Plato onwards, philosophers the world over have pondered the fraught relationship between the illusory practices of the stage and the rational pursuit of knowledge. In this engaging and accessible volume, David Kornhaber sheds new light on this ancient quarrel. Drawing on a global array of theatrical traditions and spanning millennia-from the Sanskrit dramas of classical India to Shakespeare and Greek tragedy, from the Noh drama of Japan to West End comedies and avant-grade performances.Theatre & Knowledge vividly demonstrates how questions of knowledge have long animated the theatre and continue to motivate some of its most innovative practices. As much as philosophy itself, the theatre has always been instrumental in probing the boundaries of what we can possibly know.
Concise yet thought-provoking, this is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Theatre and Philosophy.
Table of Contents
An Ancient Quarrel
Knowing
Unknowing
Gnosis
Epilogue.
Product details
| Published | 06 Dec 2019 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 84 |
| ISBN | 9781352008302 |
| Imprint | Red Globe Press |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Series | Theatre And |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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An impressive survey of 2000 years of theatrical and philosophical activity.
Tony Fisher, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK























