Philosophy of the performing arts [[electronic resource] /] / David Davies

• Autore: Davies David <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Disciplina: 790.2
• Soggetto topico: Performing arts - Philosophy; Theater - Philosophy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Philosophy of the Performing Arts; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Part One Performance and the Classical Paradigm; 1 The Nature of Artistic Performance; 1 Introduction; 2 What is a Performance?; 3 Institutional Theories of Artistic Performance; 4 Aesthetic Theories of Artistic Performance; 5 Artistic Performance and Artistic Regard; 6 Overview; 2 The Classical Paradigm I: The Nature of the Performable Work; 1 Introduction: Berthold and Magda Go to the Symphony; 2 The Multiple Nature of Performable Works; 3 Performable Works as Types ; 4 Varieties of Type Theories: Sonicism, Instrumentalism, and Contextualism5 Other Theories of the Performable Work; 3 The Classical Paradigm II: Appreciating Performable Works in Performance; 1 Introduction: Talking Appreciatively about Performable Works; 2 Can Performable Works Share Artistic Properties with Their Performances?; 3 The Goodman Argument; 4 Answering the Goodman Argument; 4 Authenticity in Musical Performance; 1 Introduction; 2 Authenticity in the Arts; 3 Three Notions of Historically Authentic Performance; 5 Challenges to the Classical Paradigm in Music ; 1 Introduction: The Classical Paradigm in the Performing Arts2 The Scope of the Paradigm in Classical Music; 3 Jazz, Rock, and the Classical Paradigm; 4 Non-Western Music and the Classical Paradigm; 6 The Scope of the Classical Paradigm: Theater, Dance, and Literature; 1 Introduction: Berthold and Magda Go to the Theater; 2 Theatrical Performances and Performable Works; 3 Challenges to the Classical Paradigm in Theater; 4 Dance and the Classical Paradigm; 5 The Novel as Performable Work?; Part Two Performance as Art; 7 Performances as Artworks ; 1 Introduction: Spontaneous Performance in the Arts2 The Artistic Status of Performances Outside the Classical Paradigm; 3 The Artistic Status of Performances Within the Classical Paradigm; 8 Elements of Performance I: Improvisation and Rehearsal; 1 Introduction; 2 The Nature of Improvisation; 3 Improvisation and Performable Works: Three Models; 4 Improvisation and Recording; 5 The Place of Rehearsal in the Performing Arts; 9 Elements of Performance II: Audience and Embodiment; 1 Can There Be Artistic Performance Without an Audience?; 2 Audience Response ; 3 The Embodied Performer and the Mirroring Receiver10 Performance Art and the Performing Arts; 1 Introduction; 2 Some Puzzling Cases; 3 What is Performance Art?; 4 When Do Works of Performance Art Involve Artistic Performances?; 5 Performance as Art: A Final Case; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides an accessible yet sophisticated introduction to the significant philosophical issues concerning the performing arts. Presents the significant philosophical issues concerning the performing arts in an accessible style, assuming no prior knowledge Provides a critical overview and a comprehensive framework for thinking about the performing arts Examines the assumption that classical music provides the best model for thinking about artistic performance across the performing arts Explores wa
• Titolo autorizzato: Philosophy of the performing arts
• ISBN: 9786613407559; 1-4443-4344-0; 1-283-40755-8; 1-4443-4347-5; 1-4443-4345-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141306203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Foundations of the philosophy of the arts ; ; 4.