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Shakespearean Neuroplay: Reinvigorating the Study of Dramatic Texts and Performance through Cognitive Science (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)

By Amy Cook

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2010
ISBN
0230105475, 9780230105478
LCC
PN1631 .C65 2010
Google Books ID
fIL1QwAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL24099391M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1722077 bytes)
Series
Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance
Pages
218\218
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Shakespearean Neuroplay provides a methodology for applying cognitive science to the study of drama and performance. With Shakespeare’s Hamlet as a test subject and the cognitive linguistic theory of conceptual blending as a tool, Cook unravels the “mirror held up to nature” at the center of Shakespeare’s play. Hamlet’s mirror becomes a conceptual structure that invisibly scaffolds our understanding of the play. A lucid explanation of both contemporary science and Hamlet, Shakespearean Neuroplay unveils Shakespeare’s textual theatrics and sheds light on blind spots in theatre and performance theory.

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