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Zusatztext Cefalu masters his subject and the vast bibliography of literary and non-literary cognitive theory. Informationen zum Autor Paul Cefalu is Associate Professor of English at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. Klappentext Paul Cefalu argues that Shakespearean characters raise timely questions about the relationship between cognition and consciousness and often defy our assumptions about "normal" cognition. The book will appeal to scholars and students interested in both the virtues and limitations of cognitive literary criticism. Vorwort How can recent theories of cognition inform our understanding of Shakespeare’s characters? This book looks at how such theories can enhance our perception of Iago and Othello, as well as enrich the play’s complex accounts of empathy, intentionality, and tragedy. Zusammenfassung Paul Cefalu argues that Shakespearean characters raise timely questions about the relationship between cognition and consciousness and often defy our assumptions about “normal” cognition. The book will appeal to scholars and students interested in both the virtues and limitations of cognitive literary criticism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: What Is It Like to Be Iago: Cognition and the Explanatory Gap Chapter One: The Limits of Mind-reading, or How Iago Gives the Lie to Cognition I Chapter Two: From CBT/Stoicism to Psychoanalysis and Masochism Chapter Three: The Limits of Situated Thinking, or How Iago Gives the Lie to Cognition II Chapter Four: Tragic Catharsis: Escaping the Neural Sublime Chapter Five: From Mindblindness to Extended Mind: The Othello Problem
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Paul Cefalu is Associate Professor of English at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA.
