A Philosophy of the Screenplay (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy) - Hardcover

Book 32 of 207: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

Nannicelli, Ted

 
9780415521444: A Philosophy of the Screenplay (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415521440 ISBN 13: 9780415521444
Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

Recently, scholars in a variety of disciplines―including philosophy, film and media studies, and literary studies―have become interested in the aesthetics, definition, and ontology of the screenplay. To this end, this volume addresses the fundamental philosophical questions about the nature of the screenplay: What is a screenplay? Is the screenplay art―more specifically, literature? What kind of a thing is a screenplay? Nannicelli argues that the screenplay is a kind of artefact; as such, its boundaries are determined collectively by screenwriters, and its ontological nature is determined collectively by both writers and readers of screenplays. Any plausible philosophical account of the screenplay must be strictly constrained by our collective creative and appreciative practices, and must recognize that those practices indicate that at least some screenplays are artworks.

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About the Author

Ted Nannicelli is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415521440
ISBN 13 
9780415521444
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
270

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