Publication

2011 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780230110854
  • Open LibraryOL24479767M

Classifications

  • DDC792.0942/09031
  • LCCPN2589 .T75 2011
  • LCCPN1010-PN1551PN715-P

Description

"Shakespeare's company coped with an enormous mnemonic load, performing up to six different plays a week. How did they do it? Cognition in the Globe addresses this question through the lens of distributed cognition. This is a dynamic model that attends to the art of 'playing' at a range of levels. These include the material conditions of playing space; artifacts such as parts, plots, and playbooks; the social structures of the companies, including methods of training and coordination; internal cognitive mechanisms such as attention, perception, and memory; and actor-audience dynamics, among many others. This is the first book to offer such an approach to theatrical history and performance studies"--

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Cognitive studies in literature and performance

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