Shakespearean Neuroplay Reinvigorating the Study of Dramatic Texts and Performance through Cognitive Science
Description
Using Shakespeare's Hamlet as a test subject and cognitive linguistic theory of conceptual blending as a tool, Cook unravels the 'mirror held up to nature' at the center of Shakespeare's play and provides a methodology for applying cognitive science to the study of drama.
Keywords
Language Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsPerforming ArtsTheaterHistory & CriticismLiterary CriticismPoetryEuropeanModernHistorical & ComparativeHistory
2010Book
Author(s)Amy Cook
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9780230105478
LanguageEnglish
