Shakespeare and Conceptual Blending
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"This book is a major breakthrough in combining literary theory with cognitive and cognitive-linguistic theories, which Booth uses to illuminate both Shakespeare's genius and our enjoyment of his works. The book will excite literary and cognitive scholars alike." (Professor Eve Sweetser, University of California, Berkeley, USA)More details
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Michael Booth has taught English Literature at Oberlin College, USA and held both teaching and administrative positions at Harvard University, USA. He has been awarded a Mellon postdoctoral fellowship and a John Carter Brown Library research fellowship, and has published articles in Early Modern Culture and The Yale Journal of Criticism .
Content
Foreword; Mark Turner.- Series Editors' Preface; Blakey Vermeule and Bruce McConachie.- List of Figures.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Shakespeare's Stories.- 3. Shakespeare's Wit.- 4. Shakespeare's Poetry.- 5. Criticism and the Blending Mind.- Index.