Description
Book SynopsisThe cultural discourse of theatrical performance defines the theatre sign interaction as an active
semiosis. This, in turn, specifies the main objective of the study – the formulation of the basic parameters of this
architectonics as a fundament of
théâtralité. Since the time of Antiquity the theatre has always been discussing general aesthetic, philosophical, ethical and social issues in the context of a visual image of the specific objects of an intellectual discourse. The book takes a close look at this process of signification, formation of meanings, presentation and interpretation on stage: a theatre performance is a product of an intense sign environment and a major symbol of theatricality.
Table of ContentsContents: Theatre Semiotics – Théâtralité – Performance Signifier – Stage Figure – Theatre Communication – Theatrical Codes – Sign as Absence/Presence – Linguistic/Paralinguistic Interaction – Stage Signification – Semantics of Interpretation – Mise-en-scène – Phenomenology of the Game-of-Lies – Differance – Derida/Artoud.
