Description: Tragic Cognition in Shakespeare's Othello by Paul Cefalu 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 virtuesand limitations of cognitive literary criticism." FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 virtuesand limitations of cognitive literary criticism. Notes An extended meditation on the nature of Iagos mindreading practices in Othello. Author Biography Paul Cefalu is Associate Professor of English at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. Table of Contents 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 Review Cefalu masters his subject and the vast bibliography of literary and non-literary cognitive theory. * Memoria di Shakespeare * Promotional How can recent theories of cognition inform our understanding of Shakespeares characters?This book looks at how such theories can enhance our perception of Iago and Othello, as well as enrich the plays complex accounts of empathy, intentionality, and tragedy. Long Description As the cognitive revolution has begun heavily to influence Shakespeare and early modern studies, related critical methodologies such as psychoanalytic criticism have begun to seem provincial, outworn, or, in some more hostile quarters, simply misdirected. If we are indeed living through a cognitive revolution and age of the brain, the time seems appropriate to revisit psychoanalytic criticism, not in order to displace, but rather to supplement, the application of brain science to literary analysis. ..This book represents the first attempt to bring together cognitive and psychoanalytic criticism, through a startling new analysis of Iagos character. Iago is a recalcitrant literary figure and neither cognitive nor psychoanalytic theory alone can explain our strange, embarrassed kinship with him, nor the unique ways in which Iagos very staging of his own catharsis prevents a full purgation of our pity and fear. ..Through looking at both critical methodologies, Paul Cefalu opens up new insights into the mechanisms of tragic identification and catharsis within Othello . Review Quote Cefalu masters his subject and the vast bibliography of literary and non-literary cognitive theory. Promotional "Headline" An extended meditation on the nature of Iagos mindreading practices in Othello, offering the first attempt to bring together cognitive and psychoanalytic criticism. Feature Builds on series reputation for ground-breaking interventions in criticism Details ISBN1472523466 Year 2015 ISBN-10 1472523466 ISBN-13 9781472523464 Format Paperback Author Paul Cefalu Series Shakespeare Now! Subtitle Beyond the Neural Sublime DOI CBID182190 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 822.33 Pages 136 Media Book Publication Date 2015-05-21 Short Title TRAGIC COGNITION IN SHAKESPEAR Language English Affiliation Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA Imprint The Arden Shakespeare UK Release Date 2015-05-21 NZ Release Date 2015-05-21 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2015-05-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137326086;
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Book Title: Tragic Cognition in Shakespeare's Othello: Beyond the Neural Sublime
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Author: Paul Cefalu
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Language: English
Topic: Literature
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Year: 2015
Item Weight: 153g
Number of Pages: 136 Pages
