A Philosophy of the Screenplay

by Ted Nannicelli

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138210218
• ISBN13: 9781138210219
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"