{"product_id":"philosophy-of-the-performing-arts-paperback","title":"Philosophy of the Performing Arts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePHILOSOPHY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDavid Davies's Philosophy of the Performing\u003c\/i\u003e Arts is long-awaited. Not since Paul Thom's \u003ci\u003eFor an Audience\u003c\/i\u003e has a book in the Anglo-American philosophical tradition focused so clearly, exclusively, informatively, and fairly on all the performing arts. I will use this book in my classes.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Hamilton, Kansas State University, author of The Art of Theater\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this outstanding philosophical study, David Davies subjects the different, conflicting literatures characterizing works, performances, and their relationships to critical review en route to developing his own integrated theory. Covering classical music to jazz, Shakespeare to Brecht, dance to performance art, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the performing arts.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Davies, University of Auckland, author of The Philosophy of Art\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophical inquiry concerning the performing arts has tended to focus on music - specifically classical music - which is assumed to provide a model for understanding the performing arts as a whole. This book engages with this belief and critically explores how the \"classical paradigm\" might be extended to other musical genres, to theater, and to dance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking in key components of artistic performance - improvisation, rehearsal, the role of the audience, the embodied nature of the artistic performer - the book examines similarities and differences between the performing art forms and presents the key philosophical issues that they bring into play. These reflections are then applied to the disputed issue of those contemporary artworks usually classified as \"performance art.\" Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject matter, this book provides an accessible, yet sophisticated, introduction to the field and a comprehensive framework for thinking about the performing arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDavid Davies's Philosophy of the Performing\u003c\/i\u003e Arts is long-awaited. Not since Paul Thom's \u003ci\u003eFor an Audience\u003c\/i\u003e has a book in the Anglo-American philosophical tradition focused so clearly, exclusively, informatively, and fairly on all the performing arts. I will use this book in my classes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Hamilton, Kansas State University, author of The Art of Theater\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this outstanding philosophical study, David Davies subjects the different, conflicting literatures characterizing works, performances, and their relationships to critical review en route to developing his own integrated theory. Covering classical music to jazz, Shakespeare to Brecht, dance to performance art, this is essential reading for anyone interested in the performing arts.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Davies, University of Auckland, author of The Philosophy of Art\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophical inquiry concerning the performing arts has tended to focus on music - specifically classical music - which is assumed to provide a model for understanding the performing arts as a whole. This book engages with this belief and critically explores how the \"classical paradigm\" might be extended to other musical genres, to theater, and to dance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking in key components of artistic performance - improvisation, rehearsal, the role of the audience, the embodied nature of the artistic performer - the book examines similarities and differences between the performing art forms and presents the key philosophical issues that they bring into play. These reflections are then applied to the disputed issue of those contemporary artworks usually classified as \"performance art.\" Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject matter, this book provides an accessible, yet sophisticated, introduction to the field and a comprehensive framework for thinking about the performing arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Davies \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Philosophy at McGill University. He is the author of Art as Performance (Blackwell, 2004), \u003ci\u003eAesthetics and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Red Line\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). He has published widely in the philosophy of art on topics relating to the nature of art, artistic value, literature, film, music, theater, and the visual arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710436405555,"sku":"9781405188036","price":74.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/R29NYmRVUnpQWUZWNFNDTU9TaUxtdz09.webp?v=1763492490","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/philosophy-of-the-performing-arts-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}