Tragic props and cognitive function : aspects of the function of images in thinking /
"By applying aspects of cognitive psychology to a study of three key tragic props, this book examines the importance of visual imagery in ancient Greek tragedy. The shield, the urn and the mask are props which serve as controls for investigating the connection between visual imagery and the spe...
| Основен автор: | Chaston, Colleen. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Серия: |
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;
317. Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=360435 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Tragic props and cognitive function. |
| Резюме: |
"By applying aspects of cognitive psychology to a study of three key tragic props, this book examines the importance of visual imagery in ancient Greek tragedy. The shield, the urn and the mask are props which serve as controls for investigating the connection between visual imagery and the spectators' intellectual experience of tragic drama. As vehicles for conceptual change the props point to a function of imagery in problem solving. Connections between the visual and the cognitive in tragedy, particularly through image shape and its potential for various meanings, add a new perspective to scholarship on the role of the visual in ancient performance. These connections also add weight to the importance of imagery in contemporary problem solving an creative thought."--Jacket. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xx, 269 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-259) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9789047430827 9047430824 1283292467 9781283292467 |
| ISSN: |
0169-8958 ; |