Shakespeare and Phenomenology

Theory and Practice

Daniel Johnston (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

202 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-72005-0 (ISBN)

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This book considers how Shakespeare’s theatre investigates and reveals “Being-in-the-world”. Through the lens of phenomenology, the study of how the world shows itself to conscious experience, Johnston examines how Shakespeare’s texts and dramaturgy reveal aspects of Being.

This book considers how Shakespeare’s theatre investigates and reveals “Being-in-the-world”. Through the lens of phenomenology (the study of how the world shows itself to conscious experience) Johnston examines how Shakespeare’s texts and dramaturgy reveal aspects of Being. This volume explores philosophical themes in Shakespeare’s drama, including perceptions of stage space and fictional place, temporality, bodies, authenticity, and memory in early modern English staging. It examines how Shakespeare asks the question of the meaning of Being by playing with the distinction between “what is” and “what is not”. The work offers practical performance tips and exercises to connect with modern audiences. Each chapter aims to inspire creative artists in production and rehearsal through a unique focus and provide a critical approach to performance. Through a phenomenological exploration of dramatic possibilities drawn from the key concepts of philosophers such as Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Edith Stein, Johnston investigates theatre as a practical form of philosophical investigation. Theatre-makers should not only consider the fictional world of the play, but also the historical context of Shakespeare’s world and the contemporary context for connecting with audiences here, today, now.

Daniel Johnston is the Director of Learning and Teaching at Excelsia College, Sydney, Australia and an Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney. He has taught at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sheffield Hallam University, The University of Sydney, the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), and Macquarie University. He holds a PhD in Performance Studies (The University of Sydney) and MA (Cantab) in Philosophy (University of Cambridge).

Introduction: The Empathy Drum

1 Being in the Atmosphere: Emotional Weather in Twelfth Night

2 Being Out of Time: Temporality in Macbeth

3 Touching Palms with Being: Romeo and Juliet

4 Becoming Oneself: Authenticity and Selfhood in Richard III

5 Traumatic Being: Memory in The Tempest

Conclusion: Breathing Being

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	06.08.2025
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Studies in Shakespeare
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	550 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-032-72005-0 / 1032720050
ISBN-13	978-1-032-72005-0 / 9781032720050
Zustand	Neuware