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.
| ISBN: | 9781138210219 |
| Publication date: | 27th July 2016 |
| Author: | Ted Nannicelli |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 270 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Philosophy: aesthetics Film history, theory or criticism |
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.
A Philosophy of the Screenplay features in the following genres: Philosophy: aesthetics, Film history, theory or criticism
A Philosophy of the Screenplay is available in Paperback, Hardback
A Philosophy of the Screenplay was written by Ted Nannicelli and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
A Philosophy of the Screenplay has 270 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy series
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