Eugene O'Neill's Philosophy of Difficult Theatre - Jeremy Killian

Eugene O'Neill's Philosophy of Difficult Theatre

Pity, Fear, and Forgiveness

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
176 Seiten
2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-51920-9 (ISBN)
48,60 inkl. MwSt
Through a close re-examination of Eugene O’Neill’s oeuvre, from minor plays to his Pulitzer-winning works, this study proposes that O’Neill’s vision of tragedy privileges a particular emotional response over a more "rational" one among his audience members.
Through a close re-examination of Eugene O’Neill’s oeuvre, from minor plays to his Pulitzer-winning works, this study proposes that O’Neill’s vision of tragedy privileges a particular emotional response over a more “rational” one among his audience members.

In addition to offering a new paradigm through which to interpret O’Neill’s work, this book argues that O’Neill’s theory of tragedy is a robust account of the value of difficult theatre as a whole, with more explanatory scope and power than its cognitivist counterparts. This paradigm reshapes our understanding of live theatrical tragedy’s impact and significance for our lives. The book enters the discussion of tragic value by way of the plays of Eugene O’Neill, and through this study, Killian makes the case that O’Neill has refused to allow Plato to define the terms of tragedy’s merit, as the cognitivists have. He argues that O’Neill’s theory of tragedy is non-cognitive and locates the value of a play in its ability to trigger certain emotional responses from the audience.
This would be of great interest to students and scholars of performance studies, literature and philosophy.

Jeremy Killian is a Lecturer in the HTC Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Coastal Carolina University, USA.

Introduction

Chapter 1—Puzzle

Chapter 2—Paradigm

Chapter 3—Passions

Chapter 4—Pity

Chapter 5—Fear

Chapter 6—Forgiveness

Chapter 7—Paradox

Chapter 8—Finis

Selected Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 453 g
Themenwelt Literatur Lyrik / Dramatik Dramatik / Theater
Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-367-51920-8 / 0367519208
ISBN-13 978-0-367-51920-9 / 9780367519209
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