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'Through thoughtfully researched and engagingly argued case-studies, Bennett accomplishes two overlapping aims: to offer new readings of these canonical works and, more significantly, to develop a heuristic for considering the key question from reception theory [i.e., 'how does meaning get made in the theatre?'] as it relates to modern dramatic texts . . . In all, these chapters were an exemplum of new historicism in the ways they discussed the interplay and interdependence of philosophy, history, politics, and drama . . . The reason that Bennett's argument proves so effective is that he carefully traces the tensions between empiricism and rationalism . . . Because of this, Bennett's argument has far-reaching implications for considering other dramatic texts and for theatrical performance . . . Words, Space, and the Audience is a welcome addition to the field of reception theory.' - Journal of Philosophy: A Cross-Disciplinary Inquiry
"Complex notions of individual subjectivity are the subject of Michael Y. Bennett's Words, Space, and the Audience: The Theatrical Tension between Empiricism and Rationalism, which includes a chapter on Wilde's Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest . . . Bennett situates Wilde's work within Victorian debates over Hegelian idealism and British materialism, demonstrating how the two plays explore ontology and the notion of the self." - The Year's Work in English Studies
"Michael Y. Bennett's Words, Space, and the Audience provokes investigation into what will hopefully become more complex cross-fertilization between histories of philosophy and drama . . . this book provides substantive insight into histories of plays and playwrights . . . Overall, Bennett dares to ask difficult questions about the relationships between histories of thought and drama, and shows there is still much answering to be done." - Theatre Survey
"Bennett's work proves to be a valuable contribution for charting the overlap between philosophy and theatre, an overlap that could prove elucidating to scholars of dramatic literature and reception theorists alike." Theatre History Studies
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Book Title: Words, Space, and the Audience
Book Subtitle: The Theatrical Tension between Empiricism and Rationalism
Authors: Michael Y. Bennett
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137052599
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Theatre & Performance Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Michael Y. Bennett 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-11680-1Published: 03 July 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-29740-5Published: 03 July 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-05259-9Published: 16 July 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 179
Topics: Theatre History, Epistemology, Theatre and Performance Studies, Literature, general