The Actor “Comes to Live”. Dialogue between Lessing and Diderot

The actor is a man who can give the impression of a life which is not his. Such as in a painting, where colors make it live, the actor through his own body seems to be animated as well. Starting from Denis Diderot's and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's work, I will discuss the nature of this “an...

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Main Author: Céline Huot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bucharest Publishing House 2014-11-01
Series:Styles of Communication
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art
Online Access:http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/communication/article/view/2532
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spelling doaj-25ed31193b8247ec96f9c126178b19282020-11-24T22:09:30ZengUniversity of Bucharest Publishing HouseStyles of Communication2065-79432067-564X2014-11-01617393The Actor “Comes to Live”. Dialogue between Lessing and DiderotCéline Huot0Paris IV-Sorbonne, FranceThe actor is a man who can give the impression of a life which is not his. Such as in a painting, where colors make it live, the actor through his own body seems to be animated as well. Starting from Denis Diderot's and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's work, I will discuss the nature of this “anima”: the way between flying ideas and concrete body on stage. The main objective for understanding this particular move will be to know the following aspects : In which spatio-temporal framework does it exist? Does it require an expert to understand drama? Can it be linked to a space and/or time research? Does this particular control of his senses owned by the actor involve a singular link to time and space?http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/communication/article/view/2532theateraesthetic philosophyperformance spacetemporalitysubjectivitycriticismEnlightenment philosophyart
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The Actor “Comes to Live”. Dialogue between Lessing and Diderot
Styles of Communication
theater
aesthetic philosophy
performance space
temporality
subjectivity
criticism
Enlightenment philosophy
art
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title The Actor “Comes to Live”. Dialogue between Lessing and Diderot
title_short The Actor “Comes to Live”. Dialogue between Lessing and Diderot
title_full The Actor “Comes to Live”. Dialogue between Lessing and Diderot
title_fullStr The Actor “Comes to Live”. Dialogue between Lessing and Diderot
title_full_unstemmed The Actor “Comes to Live”. Dialogue between Lessing and Diderot
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publisher University of Bucharest Publishing House
series Styles of Communication
issn 2065-7943
2067-564X
publishDate 2014-11-01
description The actor is a man who can give the impression of a life which is not his. Such as in a painting, where colors make it live, the actor through his own body seems to be animated as well. Starting from Denis Diderot's and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's work, I will discuss the nature of this “anima”: the way between flying ideas and concrete body on stage. The main objective for understanding this particular move will be to know the following aspects : In which spatio-temporal framework does it exist? Does it require an expert to understand drama? Can it be linked to a space and/or time research? Does this particular control of his senses owned by the actor involve a singular link to time and space?
topic theater
aesthetic philosophy
performance space
temporality
subjectivity
criticism
Enlightenment philosophy
art
url http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/communication/article/view/2532
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