The Drama Of Ideas

Platonic Provocations In Theater And Philosophy

by Martin Puchner
language: english
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC, January of 2014 ‧
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Most philosophy has rejected the theater, denouncing it as a place of illusion or moral decay; the theater in turn has rejected philosophy, insisting that drama deals in actions, not ideas. Challenging both views, The Drama of Ideas shows that theater and philosophy have been crucially intertwined from the start.

The Drama Of Ideas

Platonic Provocations In Theater And Philosophy

by Martin Puchner

Property Description
ISBN: 9780199351961
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
Release Date: January of 2014
Language: English
Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 268
Format: Book
Collection: Clarendon Law S.
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > History of Literature
EAN: 9780199351961

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Martin Puchner

Titular da cátedra Byron and Anita Wien de Literatura Inglesa e Comparada na Universidade de Harvard, é autor de livros vencedores de vários prémios, cujas temáticas vão da filosofia às artes, como Norton Anthology of World Literature, um bestseller em seis volumes, e do Harvard xMOOC (Massive Open Online Course), que tem transmitido o fascínio pela literatura a estudantes de todo o mundo.
Recebeu várias distinções, entre as quais uma Guggenheim Fellowship, fellowships do Institute for Advanced Study de Berlim e do Cullman Center da New York Public Library, o Berlin Prize e o Humboldt Prize em 2021. É membro efetivo da European Academy.
De Martin Puchner a Temas e Debates publicou O Mundo da Escrita (2018), vencedor do Massachusetts Book Award.

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