Kierkegaard and the Performatics of Philosophy

This groundbreaking work explores Søren Kierkegaard as a pioneering figure in performance theory, revealing how his philosophical approach anticipated contemporary performance studies concepts.

Leo Cabranes-Grant is a Professor in the Departments of Theater and Dance and Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.

Preface Introduction: Kierkegaard as a Performance Theorist Chapter One: Philosophy Ex-Machina: Kierkegaard as an Ironist and an Actor Chapter Two: Dramatism as Theoria: Kierkegaard's Speculative Actorship Chapter Three: Twice-Behaved Philosophy: Kierkegaard and the Impossibility of Repetition Chapter Four: Theater as Failed Repetition: The Quest for a Restored Self Chapter Five: Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Actor: Kierkegaard's Metamorphosis Conclusion: A Hyphenated Author Index