Off the Ground (eBook)

First Steps to a Philosophical Consideration of the Dance

Francis Edward Sparshott (Autor)

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2017
454 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-8695-1 (ISBN)

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What is dance, as seen from a philosopher's point of view? Why has dance played little part in traditional philosophies of the arts? And why do these philosophies of the arts take the form they do? The distinguished aesthetician Francis Sparshott subjects these questions to a thorough examination that takes into account all forms and aspects of dance, in art and in life, and brings them within the scope of a single discussion. By showing what is involved in deciding whether something is or is not dance, and by displaying the diversity of ways in which dance can be found meaningful, he provides a new sort of background for dance aesthetics and dance criticism. At the same time he makes a far-reaching contribution to the methodology of the philosophy of art and practice. In a witty and personal style that will be familiar to readers of his earlier books, Professor Sparshott makes a distinction between dance and its neighbors (such as work, sports, and games) and points out that it is more profoundly connected to questions of self-knowledge than the other arts. Dance differs from any of the fine arts in that it can be seen, not as the manipulation of a medium, but as self-transformation.Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.3.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
• Schlagworte: Acting • adage • Aestheticism • aesthetic theory • agnosticism • Alexandre Benois • Ambiguity • Anachronism • Analogy • anti-art • Antithesis • Apotheosis • ART • Arthur Danto • Ballet • ballet d'action • Ballet Dancer • Ballet technique • Ballroom dance • bravura • bullfighting • Calculation • Calligraphy • Character dance • Charles Weidman • choreography • classical ballet • Classicism • Consummation • contemporary ballet • Corps de Ballet • Dance • Dance of the Seven Veils • dance theory • derealization • Doris Humphrey • Edwin Denby (poet) • Emotivism • evocation • Existentialism • Explanation • extravaganza • Fine Art • Folk Dance • Fred Astaire • George Balanchine • Giselle • Grandiosity • Greek Mythology • His Favorite • ice capades • idealization • Ideology • Isadora Duncan • Judy Garland • kathak • Libretto • Liminality • Lisa Ullmann • Loie Fuller • malcontent • Martha Graham • Melodrama • Merce Cunningham • Mime artist • Mir iskusstva • Modern Dance • Music Is • Nellie Farren • nudity • Nudity in film • orgy • Overreaction • Pantomime • Performance Art • Positivism • Pythagoreanism • Quibble (plot device) • Rhythm and dance • Richard Wagner • Romantic ballet • Romanticism • Royal Wedding • Rudolf von Laban • Sarabande • Self-Image • seriousness • Sign Language • Society of Dance History Scholars • Soloist (ballet) • Sophistication • Sublimation (psychology) • Suggestion • theory • Theory Of Art • The Philosopher • Theurgy • Thoinot Arbeau • Uday Shankar • unconscious mind
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-8695-3 / 1400886953
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-8695-1 / 9781400886951