Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance: A Cognitive Approach to Spectating in the Theatre

McConachie, B.

Engaging Audiences asks what cognitive science can teach scholars of theatre studies about spectator response in the theatre. Bruce McConachie introduces insights from neuroscience and evolutionary theory to examine the dynamics of conscious attention, empathy and memory in theatre goers.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2008-12-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230609884

DOI: 10.1057/9780230617025

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 248