Shakespeare Thinking (Shakespeare Now!)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826486959 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Shakespeare Thinking discusses the positioning of Shakespeare as the paradigm of fully human mental creativity from the Romantics to the latest neurological experiments which show that Shakespeare can reveal new understandings of the hard-wiring of the human brain, and the sheer sudden electricity of its synaptic development.. Shakespearean thinking is always dynamic: thinking that happens in the living moment of its performance, in quickly passing process. This book offers a model of human mentality that can be shown through the dense immediacy of dramatic thinking, as embodied above all in Shakespeare's working method
Daily Telegraph/ April 8, 2007 (The Daily Telegraph)"In Davis's hands these ideas prove utterly exhilarating This book is essential reading." - Peter G. "Shakespeare Thinking is a powerful plea for criticism to engage afresh with Shakespeare's language as the 'quick forge' of a vision that defies paraphrase or synopsis. Platt, Studies in English Literature, Spring 2008 (Peter G. The emphasis on the dynamic, on connections and the 'movement between' static locations is a valuable antidote to the reductive localization that sometimes makes vulgar versions of neuroscience resemble a new phrenologygood grounds for optimism about the new dialogue between literary criticism and ne
Five Stars Unique synthetic perspective.. Brent said Well worth the read.. To penetrate the mind, and dare I say it, soul of William Shakespeare is something worth pursuing. Davis takes an intelligent approach in analyzing how the mind of Shakespeare might have functioned in a real sense. This book is well worth the read if you are interested in the correlation between brain function and literary genius.