Shakespeare and the experimental psychologist / Fathali M. Moghaddam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moghaddam, Fathali M., author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Psychology in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 219 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Gain a better understanding of human behavior by exploring thought experiments in Shakespearean plays and the historical roots of experimental psychology within early modern literature. This book combines scientific psychology with English literature to discuss thought experiments in selected Shakespeare plays and examine the central role of thought experiments in the natural sciences. Thought experiments are essential for progress in scientific research. Indeed, Albert Einstein and a number of other leading scientists relied almost exclusively on thought experiments. Thought experiments also play a pivotal role in English literature, particularly in Shakespeare plays. By focusding on thought experiments and experimental psychology's place within early modern English literature, the volume establishes a more wholistic approach to understanding human behavior--back cover.

Contents:

1. Introducing Shakespeare's Psychological Thought Experiments

2. Experimental Research

Part I. Thought Experiments Involving Plays Within Plays : 3. Hamlet

4. Henry IV, Part I

Part II. Thought Experiments and the Power of Context : 5. The Tempest

6. As You Like It

7. King Lear

8. Othello

9. Richard III

10. Macbeth

11. Julius Caesar

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-216) and index.

Local Notes:

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

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1108798365

9781108798365

1108491502

9781108491501

OCLC:

1225193105