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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 th

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SHAKESPEAREAN NEUROPLAY

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Shakespearean Neuroplay

SHAKESPEAREAN NEUROPLAY

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First published in 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–0–230–10547–8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cook, Amy. Shakespearean neuroplay : reinvigorating the study of dramatic texts and performance through cognitive science / Amy Cook. p. cm.—(Cognitive studies in literature and performance) ISBN 978–0–230–10547–8 (alk. paper) 1. Drama—Psychological aspects. 2. Theater—Psychological aspects. 3. Semantics (Philosophy) 4. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616. Hamlet. 5. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Language. I. Title. PN1631.C65 2010 809.200199—dc22

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