Download or read book Shakespearean Neuroplay written by A. Cook and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-09-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Shakespeare's Hamlet as a test subject and cognitive linguistic theory of conceptual blending as a tool, Cook unravels the 'mirror held up to nature' at the center of Shakespeare's play and provides a methodology for applying cognitive science to the study of drama.