Masking the abject: a genealogy of play
Auteur :
Nagel, Mechthild
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739103074
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2002
Dimensions :
23,7 x 15,5 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
331 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study traces the beginnings of the malediction of play in western metaphysics. It analyzes how the distinction between the serious and the playful developed, charting play's changing ontological status, and ethical and aesthetic dimensions, from the logocentric to the bacchanalian.