Play Theory and Literature:An Interview With Professor Massimo Verdicchio

摘要

In the following is an article of dialogue between Professor Massimo Verdicchio and Professor Huang Kaihong.Professor Huang Kaihong,along with the help from Professor Wang Jinlong,carried out the interview on the topic of the relation between play theory and literature with Professor Massimo Verdicchio.On the one hand,Professor Huang Kaihong points out that play theory has been stemmed and developed from game theory but pushed forward a further step in its application to the analysis of literary works,while Professor Massimo Verdicchio regards play theory just as another approach to the appreciation of literary works.Both Professors agree on that literary works can be analyzed and appreciated from different perspectives,and they also discussed about something concerning the ethics in literature.The article ends with the correspondence via email between Professor Massimo Verdicchio and Professor Huang Kaihong on exchanging more personal opinions towards play theory’s crucial issues.