Tragic Cognition in Shakespeare's Othello: Beyond the Neural Sublime

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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 virtues and limitations of cognitive literary criticism.

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Cefalu masters his subject and the vast bibliography of literary and non-literary cognitive theory. * Memoria di Shakespeare *

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Paul Cefalu is Associate Professor of English at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA.