Publication

2013 - Routledge, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

67,500 words, Guess

Page Count

270 pages

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and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC808.2/3
  • LCCPN1996 .N25 2013

Description

"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."--Publisher's website.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy

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  • A philosophy of the screenplayRoutledge2013-01-01
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