Performing against Annihilation : Identity and Consciousness in J.R.R. Tolkien, Richard Wagner and George R.R. Martin

Schepp, Lukas

Palgrave Macmillan（2023/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 327 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789811915024
• DDC分類 128.2

Full Description

This book outlines how the protagonists in The Nibelung's Ring, The Lord of the Rings, and Game of Thrones attempt to construct identities and expand their consciousness manifestations. As the characters in the three works face the ends of their respective worlds, they must find answers to their mortality, and to the threat it implies: the loss of identity and consciousness. Moreover, it details how this process is depicted performatively. In a hands-on and interdisciplinary approach, this book seeks to unveil the underlying philosophical concepts of identity and consciousness in the three works as they are represented audio-visually on stage and screen. Through the use of many practical examples, this book offers both academic scholars and any interested readers a completely new perspective on three enduringly popular and interrelated works.

Contents

Chapter 1. The Philosophy of Identity in the Three Works.- Chapter 2. The Performative Language of Identity in the Three Works.- Chapter 3. Identity in Action.- Chapter 4. The Philosophy of Consciousness in the Three Works.- Chapter 5. The Performative Language of Consciousness in the Three Works.- Chapter 6. Consciousness in Action.- Chapter 7. Performative Identification in the Three Works.