1st Edition

Shakespeare and Phenomenology Theory and Practice

By Daniel Johnston Copyright 2025
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

This book considers how Shakespeare’s theatre investigates and reveals “Being-in-the-world”. Through the lens of phenomenology (the study of how the world shows itself to conscious experience) Johnston examines how Shakespeare’s texts and dramaturgy reveal aspects of Being. This volume explores philosophical themes in Shakespeare’s drama, including perceptions of stage space and fictional place,... Read more

Introduction: The Empathy Drum          

1        Being in the Atmosphere: Emotional Weather in Twelfth Night

2        Being Out of Time: Temporality in Macbeth       

3        Touching Palms with Being: Romeo and Juliet  

4        Becoming Oneself: Authenticity and Selfhood in Richard III   

5        Traumatic Being: Memory in The Tempest       

Conclusion: Breathing Being

Index

Biography

Daniel Johnston is the Director of Learning and Teaching at Excelsia College, Sydney, Australia and an Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney. He has taught at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sheffield Hallam University, The University of Sydney, the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), and Macquarie University. He holds a PhD in Performance Studies (The University of Sydney) and MA (Cantab) in Philosophy (University of Cambridge).