TY - BOOK AU - Nannicelli,Ted TI - A philosophy of the screenplay T2 - Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy SN - 9780415521444 (hbk.) : AV - PN1996 .N25 2013 U1 - 808.23 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Motion picture authorship KW - Motion picture plays KW - History and criticism N1 - Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-262) and index; Definition. What is a screenplay? An intentional-historical formalist definition -- Defending the definition : intentionality, history, and artifact concepts -- Art status. The historical narrative approach to identifying art : exegesis and defense -- From playwriting to screenwriting : the historical narrative -- Ontology. Objections and ontology I : is the screenplay an autonomous work of art? -- Instructions and artworks : musical scores, theatrical scripts, architectural plans, and screenplays -- Objections and ontology II : is the screenplay literature? -- Towards an ontology of the screenplay -- Appreciation. The appreciation of the screenplay as literature ER -