{"product_id":"cognition-mindreading-and-shakespeares-characters-nicholas-r-helms-9783030035648","title":"Cognition, Mindreading, and Shakespeare's Characters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCognition, Mindreading, and Shakespeare's Characters \u003c\/i\u003ebrings cognitive science to Shakespeare, applying contemporary theories of mindreading to Shakespeare's construction of character. Building on the work of the philosopher Alvin Goldman and cognitive literary critics such as Bruce McConachie and Lisa Zunshine, Nicholas Helms uses the language of mindreading to analyze inference and imagination throughout Shakespeare's plays, dwelling at length on misread minds in \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Much Ado About Nothing, Othello\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e. Shakespeare manipulates the mechanics of misreading to cultivate an early modern audience of adept mindreaders, an audience that continues to contemplate the moral ramifications of Shakespeare's characters even after leaving the playhouse. Using this cognitive literary approach, Helms reveals how misreading fuels Shakespeare's enduring popular appeal and investigates the ways in which Shakespeare's characters can both corroborate and challenge contemporary cognitive theories of the human mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas R. Helms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030035646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030035648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.56d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicholas R. Helms","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073511256319,"sku":"9783030035648","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_70da2a1d-7774-4cd3-b489-96334288c24d.jpg?v=1685448250","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cognition-mindreading-and-shakespeares-characters-nicholas-r-helms-9783030035648","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}