Screen LibraryWord vs. image Cognitive hunger in Shakespeare's England /
Arguing on recent cognitive evidence that reading a Bible is much more difficult for human brains than seeing images, this book exposes the depth and breadth of Protestant theologians' misunderstandings about how people could reform their spiritual lives - how they could literally change their...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230598034 |
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Arguing on recent cognitive evidence that reading a Bible is much more difficult for human brains than seeing images, this book exposes the depth and breadth of Protestant theologians' misunderstandings about how people could reform their spiritual lives - how they could literally change their minds. 'Ellen Spolsky's book is a challenging invitation to "resist the familiar understanding" of old stories ... and to read/ "see in" T/texts new significations through ever different lenses.' - The European Legacy. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230006317, 2006. |
| Carrier Form: | 256 p. |
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9780230006317 9780230598034 : 023059803X : |
| CLC: | K561.33 |
| Contents: | Preface: Images, Words and Grotesques in Shakespeare's England Word vs. Image Building Categories of Material Representation before the Reformation Forbidding Images: With Good Reason Building a Literate Mind Category Mismatches and Grotesque Genre: Shakespeare's Lucrece and Trying Again Managing Cognitive Hunger. |