Shakespearean Neuroplay: Reinvigorating the Study of Dramatic Texts and Performance Through Cognitive Science

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.

Author: A. Cook
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/15/2010
Pages: 205
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780230105478

About the Author
AMY COOK is Assistant Professor of Theatre and History, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.