Paradigme théâtral et pensée philosophique: Shakespeare aux origines de la modernité anglaise

This paper attempts to show that one can see in Shakespeare’s theatre the ground for the conceptualisation of a modern definition of truth, after the sceptic crisis of the second humanism. If Shakespeare seems to criticise the philosophy of his time due to its conception of truth as an opposition to...

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Main Author: Hélène Garello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles 2016-12-01
Series:XVII-XVIII
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/1718/744
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spelling doaj-14910b21867943a1a3e3eb88878f1e262020-11-24T22:07:58ZengSociété d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe sièclesXVII-XVIII0291-37982117-590X2016-12-017322724210.4000/1718.744Paradigme théâtral et pensée philosophique: Shakespeare aux origines de la modernité anglaiseHélène GarelloThis paper attempts to show that one can see in Shakespeare’s theatre the ground for the conceptualisation of a modern definition of truth, after the sceptic crisis of the second humanism. If Shakespeare seems to criticise the philosophy of his time due to its conception of truth as an opposition to appearances, his plays show an experimentation of true thought that places it at the confluence of different determinations, through the experience of staging, rather than in the opposition to what does not seem to be rational. Shakespeare's theater enables therefore to consider the conditions of true thinking thanks to the meeting of philosophical elaboration and theatrical practice.http://journals.openedition.org/1718/744
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Paradigme théâtral et pensée philosophique: Shakespeare aux origines de la modernité anglaise
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title Paradigme théâtral et pensée philosophique: Shakespeare aux origines de la modernité anglaise
title_short Paradigme théâtral et pensée philosophique: Shakespeare aux origines de la modernité anglaise
title_full Paradigme théâtral et pensée philosophique: Shakespeare aux origines de la modernité anglaise
title_fullStr Paradigme théâtral et pensée philosophique: Shakespeare aux origines de la modernité anglaise
title_full_unstemmed Paradigme théâtral et pensée philosophique: Shakespeare aux origines de la modernité anglaise
title_sort paradigme théâtral et pensée philosophique: shakespeare aux origines de la modernité anglaise
publisher Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles
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description This paper attempts to show that one can see in Shakespeare’s theatre the ground for the conceptualisation of a modern definition of truth, after the sceptic crisis of the second humanism. If Shakespeare seems to criticise the philosophy of his time due to its conception of truth as an opposition to appearances, his plays show an experimentation of true thought that places it at the confluence of different determinations, through the experience of staging, rather than in the opposition to what does not seem to be rational. Shakespeare's theater enables therefore to consider the conditions of true thinking thanks to the meeting of philosophical elaboration and theatrical practice.
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