Cognition in the Globe : attention and memory in Shakespeare's theatre / Evelyn B. Tribble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tribble, Evelyn B.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Cognitive studies in literature and performance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Theater--England--History--16th century.

Theater.

Acting.

History.

England.

Theater--England--History--17th century.

Acting--History--16th century.

Acting--History--17th century.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--To 1625.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--England.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production.

Physical Description:

xv, 200 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

"Shakespeare's company coped with an enormous mnemonic load, performing up to six different plays a week. How did they do it? Cognition in the Globe addresses this question through the lens of distributed cognition. This is a dynamic model that attends to the art of 'playing' at a range of levels. These include the material conditions of playing space; artifacts such as parts, plots, and playbooks; the social structures of the companies, including methods of training and coordination; internal cognitive mechanisms such as attention, perception, and memory; and actor-audience dynamics, among many others. This is the first book to offer such an approach to theatrical history and performance studies"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bilbiographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780230110854

0230110851

OCLC:

657600121