Description
Book Synopsis This study provides a new model for the construction of mentalities and intermental thought of characters in playscripts. It introduces a model that facilitates the analysis of the construction of consciousness, instances of collective thought, and the dynamics of group formation in late-Victorian drama. It can be placed within the framework of cognitive studies because cognitive studies are interested in examining the mental state and the relationship between minds involved in cognitive interaction in narratives. For a long time narrative studies have neglected drama as a genre and, even after the long overdue acceptance of plays in the family of narratives, most critics were eager to focus on performance rather than on playscripts. This book introduces a model through which the analysis of playscripts will be rewarding and worthwhile.
Table of Contents Introduction
Theoretical Background
Character and Consciousness in Drama
Mentalities and Fictional Minds I
Mentalities and Fictional Minds II
Intermentality and Group Formation in Ibsen
Intermentality and Group Formation in Wilde
Intermentality and Group Formation in Shaw
