{"product_id":"philosophers-and-thespians-freddie-rokem-9780804763493","title":"Philosophers and Thespians: Thinking Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe interaction between philosophy and theater or performance has recently become an important and innovative area of inquiry. \u003ci\u003ePhilosophers and Thespians\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to this emerging field by looking at four direct encounters between philosophers and thespians, beginning with Socrates, Agathon, and Aristophanes in Plato's \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e and ending with a discussion between Walter Benjamin and Bertolt Brecht about a short text by Franz Kafka. Rokem also examines in detail Hamlet's complex and tragic split identity as both philosopher and thespian, as well as the intense correspondence between Friedrich Nietzsche and August Strindberg. His investigations--which move between the fictional and the historical--culminate in a comprehensive discussion of the notions of performance and performativity as derived from the discursive practices of philosophy and performance. At times competitive or mutually exclusive, these discourses also merge and engage with each other in creative ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Freddie Rokem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804763496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804763493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 266","brand":"Freddie Rokem","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065148813567,"sku":"9780804763493","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a65580f3-14d1-4b12-92e9-00746ff84b92.jpg?v=1768673316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/philosophers-and-thespians-freddie-rokem-9780804763493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}