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The Text‐Performance Relation in Theater
Author(s) -
Hamilton James
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00223.x
Subject(s) - sketch , relation (database) , simple (philosophy) , epistemology , computer science , aesthetics , literature , sociology , art , philosophy , algorithm , database
This essay is a survey of positions on the relation between texts and performances in theater. It proposes a simple framework within which to compare and evaluate these positions. The framework also allows us to see a pattern of thinking that reflects the historical fact of the importance of the literary tradition in theater. The essay points out certain challenges facing the positions surveyed and concludes with a brief sketch of the most recent views that have been put on offer. The latest positions re‐situate the literary theater as a species of the more general phenomena of theatrical performance.