Felix Guattari and the Ancients
Theatrical Dialogues in Early Philosophy
Published on 29. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-350-46888-7 (ISBN)
Description
Like most of his theatrical pieces, Felix Guattari's Parmenides is a brief but extremely suggestive dialogue that brings life to his concerns about psychoanalysis, semiotics, the history of philosophy, and contemporary post-theatre. Edited by Gary Genosko and Carlos A. Segovia, this volume includes the facsimile edition of the original manuscript followed by its transcription and its annotated translations into English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Polish and Russian.
Accompanying commentaries, diagrams, and studies of the text give an incredibly in-depth analysis of Guattari's theatrical work and its significance to his wider body of thought. Among these, Gary Genosko highlights Guattari's engagement with dialogue and language; Carlos A. Segovia examines his elaboration on Greek mythology; and Flore Gacin-Marrou looks at Guattari's role as a playwright among his other literary work, which ranged from screenplays to novels. This volume also includes another of Guattari's short theatrical pieces, Socrates, which was the only one of his plays to reach the stage, and which expands on one of the book's central themes in his dialogue with classical philosophy.
Accompanying commentaries, diagrams, and studies of the text give an incredibly in-depth analysis of Guattari's theatrical work and its significance to his wider body of thought. Among these, Gary Genosko highlights Guattari's engagement with dialogue and language; Carlos A. Segovia examines his elaboration on Greek mythology; and Flore Gacin-Marrou looks at Guattari's role as a playwright among his other literary work, which ranged from screenplays to novels. This volume also includes another of Guattari's short theatrical pieces, Socrates, which was the only one of his plays to reach the stage, and which expands on one of the book's central themes in his dialogue with classical philosophy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-46888-7 (9781350468887)
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Persons
Gary Genosko is Professor of Communication and Digital Media at Ontario Tech University, Canada.
Carlos A. Segovia is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University Missouri, Madrid Campus, Spain.
Carlos A. Segovia is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University Missouri, Madrid Campus, Spain.
Content
Acknowledgements
Foreword: Felix Guattari's Theatrical Dialogues and the Return to Early Philosophy, Gary Genosko (Ontario Tech University, Canada) and Carlos A. Segovia (Saint Louis University, Spain)
Part I: Source Materials and Translations
0. Felix Guattari, 'Parmenide', Facsimile Edition
1. French transcript by Stephane Naudaud
2. English translation by Gary Genosko
3. Spanish translation by Carlos A. Segovia
4. Japanese translation by Mahro Murasawa
5. German translation by Iloe Ariss
6. Polish translation by Ben Bandosz
7. Russian translation by Mikhail Fedorchenko
Part II: Commentaries
8. From Logic to Rhythm, Gary Genosko (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
9. Being, Oneness and Desire in Guattari's 'Parmenide', Carlos A. Segovia (Saint Louis University, Spain)
10. Guattari's Constructivism and the Theatre Machine of Revolution, Mahoro Murasawa (Ryukoku University, Japan)
11. The Trouble with People and Things, Iloe Ariss (Columbia University, USA)
12.Infernal Machines: The Guattaro-Witkacian Theatre of Theory, Ben Bandosz (Independent Scholar, Canada)
Part III: Reference Texts
13. Portrait of Felix Guattari as a Playwright, Flore Garcin-Marrou (University of Toulouse-Jean Jaures, France)
14. Socrates, Felix Guattari
List of Contributors
Foreword: Felix Guattari's Theatrical Dialogues and the Return to Early Philosophy, Gary Genosko (Ontario Tech University, Canada) and Carlos A. Segovia (Saint Louis University, Spain)
Part I: Source Materials and Translations
0. Felix Guattari, 'Parmenide', Facsimile Edition
1. French transcript by Stephane Naudaud
2. English translation by Gary Genosko
3. Spanish translation by Carlos A. Segovia
4. Japanese translation by Mahro Murasawa
5. German translation by Iloe Ariss
6. Polish translation by Ben Bandosz
7. Russian translation by Mikhail Fedorchenko
Part II: Commentaries
8. From Logic to Rhythm, Gary Genosko (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
9. Being, Oneness and Desire in Guattari's 'Parmenide', Carlos A. Segovia (Saint Louis University, Spain)
10. Guattari's Constructivism and the Theatre Machine of Revolution, Mahoro Murasawa (Ryukoku University, Japan)
11. The Trouble with People and Things, Iloe Ariss (Columbia University, USA)
12.Infernal Machines: The Guattaro-Witkacian Theatre of Theory, Ben Bandosz (Independent Scholar, Canada)
Part III: Reference Texts
13. Portrait of Felix Guattari as a Playwright, Flore Garcin-Marrou (University of Toulouse-Jean Jaures, France)
14. Socrates, Felix Guattari
List of Contributors