{"product_id":"entertaining-the-idea-shakespeare-performance-and-philosophy-hardback-9781487507435","title":"Entertaining the Idea; Shakespeare, Performance, and Philosophy (Hardback) 9781487507435","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEntertaining the Idea\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eShakespeare, Performance, and Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLowell Gallagher (Edited by), James Kearney (Edited by), Julia Reinhard Lupton (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487507435\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 December 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages, 6 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is yet another superb result of the long-standing publishing joint venture of the UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series and University of Toronto Press. The volume\u0026amp;#x2019;s editors have brought together twelve stimulating and original essays.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Goran Stanivukovic, Saint Mary\u0026amp;#x2019;s University (\u003cem\u003eRenaissance and Reformation\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo entertain an idea is to take it in, pay attention to it, give it breathing room, dwell with it for a time. The practice of entertaining ideas suggests rumination and meditation, inviting us to think of philosophy as a form of hospitality and a kind of mental theatre. In this collection, organized around key words shared by philosophy and performance, the editors suggest that Shakespeare\u0026amp;#x2019;s plays supply readers, listeners, viewers, and performers with equipment for living.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn plays ranging from \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night\u0026amp;#x2019;s Dream\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter\u0026amp;#x2019;s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare invites readers and audiences to be more responsive to the texture and meaning of daily encounters, whether in the intimacies of love, the demands of social and political life, or moments of ethical decision. \u003ci\u003eEntertaining the Idea\u003c\/i\u003e features established and emerging scholars, addressing key words such as \u003ci\u003erole play\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eacknowledgment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ejudgment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eentertainment \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003ecurse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecare\u003c\/i\u003e. The volume also includes longer essays on Shakespeare, Kant, Husserl, and Hegel as well as an afterword by theatre critic Charles McNulty\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eon the philosophy and performance history of\u003ci\u003e King Lear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Lowell Gallagher, James Kearney, and Julia Reinhard Lupton\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection I: Key Words\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Shakespeare and Role Playing \u003cbr\u003eTzachi Zamir\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Habit\u003cbr\u003eJ.K. Barret\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Acknowledgment\u003cbr\u003eSarah Beckwith\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4. Judgment \u003cbr\u003eKevin Curran\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Way of Life\u003cbr\u003eJames Kuzner\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e6. Entertainment\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Knapp\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e7. Curse\u003cbr\u003eBjörn Quiring\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e8. Care\u003cbr\u003eSheiba Kian Kaufman \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection II: Extended Encounters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Shakespeare\u0026amp;#x2019;s Now: Some Philosophical Perspectives on \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Winter\u0026amp;#x2019;s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSanford Budick\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Hegel with Hamlet: Questions of Method \u003cbr\u003eAnselm Haverkamp\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Bliss Unrevealed: The \"Trial\" in Shakespeare\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eThe Winter\u0026amp;#x2019;s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePaul Kottman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword by Charles McNulty, Theatre Critic, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorks Cited\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595481641240,"sku":"9781487507435","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/entertaining-the-idea-shakespeare-performance-and-philosophy-hardback-9781487507435","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}