DEMYSTIFYING GIULIO CAMILLO’S L’IDEA DEL THEATRO: A PHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETATION
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2023
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A unique feature of Renaissance philosophical thought is its emphasis on the visual representation of concepts. In L’Idea del Theatro, Giulio Camillo describes his idea for a magnificent theater of knowledge that utilizes philosophical texts and symbolic images. By interpreting the relationship between philosophy and visual metaphors, Camillo’s spectators uncover meaning at the intersection of the two modes of discourse. I argue that the metaphoric act is the motivating force in his theater, which purports to house all human concepts, point to divine wisdom, and transform humans into God. When spectators understand all of the theater’s symbolic relationships, they recognize that the structure housing them symbolizes the universe. By referring to Camillo’s Kabbalistic, Neoplatonic, and Hermetic influences, I show how the human mind transforms to see the theater as the universe and the human being as a mortal God.
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Philosophy, Giulio Camillo, Metaphor, Renaissance Philosophy, Symbolism
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108 pages
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