Shakespeare and Cognition

Neema Parvini is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Surrey, UK. His previous books include Shakespeare's History Plays: Rethinking Historicism and Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory: New Historicism and Cultural Materialism.

• List of Tables Acknowledgements Introductory Note 1. Why Characters Matter in Shakespeare's Plays 2. Key Concepts: Dual-Process Theory, Heuristics and Biases 3. 'Teach me how to flatter you': Persuasion 4. Iago, Othello, and Trait Ascription Bias 5. 'And reason panders will': Another Look at Hamlet's Analysis Paralysis Concluding Note References Index

"This is a work of undoubted brilliance, which makes several illuminating points ... ." (Elisabetta Tarantino, The Years Work in English Studies, April, 2017)