{"product_id":"cognitive-revolution-pb-9781551110813","title":"Cognitive Revolution Pb","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are the plots of Shakespeare and his contemporaries so different from those of his predecessors? This book argues that the answer is in part that certain forms of expectation were largely undeveloped in the medieval period. More broadly, it suggests that many of the causal and temporal thought processes that are second nature to us operated very differently or had not been developed in the minds of most medieval people. And conversely, it suggests that other mental faculties (such as the ability to respond to some of the elemental appeal of poetry) may have become dulled by the post-renaissance rationalist emphasis in our culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to drawing on a broad range of etymological and literary evidence (from the 10th century Gnomic verses to 16th-century drama) the book delves into medieval history, and draws many anthropological parallels. This is a significant study in the nature of narrative and an important investigation into the mental and cultural worlds of Shakespeare and his predecessors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Maintains that the Renaissance did not just introduce new ideas into Western culture but radically changed cognitive processes, the way people thought…raises enormous issues…rich and interesting.” — \u003cem\u003eStudies in English Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating ideas…succeeds in demonstrating the emergence of a new cognitive faculty in Western culture.” — \u003cem\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intriguing, interesting and original!” — \u003cem\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Startles and compels attention…impressively detailed.” — \u003cem\u003eThe Kingston Whig-Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: The Issue of Cognitive Processes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnthropological Perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary Perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: The Roots of Expectation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpectation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dawn of the Artificial Day: Medieval Temporal Thought Processes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThinking Across the Past\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThinking into the Future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCausation and Probability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Literary Expectations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpectation and Literary Plots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ways of Thought of Medieval Literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShakespeare and the Revolution in Literary Plotting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllusion: Expectation's Dramatic By-Product\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimon Forman's Expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostscript: Zimbabwe, 1985\u003cbr\u003eNotes and References\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041302020439,"sku":"9781551110813","price":32.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781551110813.jpg?v=1750949726","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cognitive-revolution-pb-9781551110813","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}