Cognitive tragedy in Shakespeare

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Autor(a) principal: Kinney, Arthur
Data de Publicação: 2014
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Letras (Santa Maria. Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/letras/article/view/16590
Resumo: In the 17th century, human behaviour was associated with Galen’s theory of the balance of the four body fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. Nowadays, modern brain physiology focuses on the exchange of neurological impulses between the brain stem, the limbic system and the neocortex. Shakespeare’s experimentation with mental cognition and passions is in great part inspired on some of these theories, which appear especially in soliloquies and passions of some of his major characters. Shakespeare’s ability to present passions through the medium of cognitive and emotive theories – his incredibly accurate manipulation of basic emotions − is greatly responsible for the lasting legacy of his drama.
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spelling Cognitive tragedy in ShakespeareA tragédia cognitiva em ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare. Tragedy. Galen’s theory. NeuroscienceIn the 17th century, human behaviour was associated with Galen’s theory of the balance of the four body fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. Nowadays, modern brain physiology focuses on the exchange of neurological impulses between the brain stem, the limbic system and the neocortex. Shakespeare’s experimentation with mental cognition and passions is in great part inspired on some of these theories, which appear especially in soliloquies and passions of some of his major characters. Shakespeare’s ability to present passions through the medium of cognitive and emotive theories – his incredibly accurate manipulation of basic emotions − is greatly responsible for the lasting legacy of his drama.No século XVII, acreditava-se na Teoria de Galeno, que associava o temperamento humano ao equilíbrio de quatro líquidos do corpo: o sangue, o fleuma, a bílis amarela e a bílis negra. Atualmente, os estudos sobre a fisiologia do cérebro concentram-se na troca de impulsos entre as camadas da haste cerebral, do sistema límbico e do neocórtex. O presente trabalho aproxima esses dois sistemas, apontando o quanto se assemelham. Utiliza como corpus de aplicação as tragédias shakespearianas, nas quais são analisados solilóquios e paixões que ilustram essas duas visões comportamentais. A conclusão a que se chega é que a obra de Shakespeare permanece atual porque gira em torno das emoções básicas, que atingem o leitor através da amídala, uma parte do cérebro responsável pelas reações imediatas e ligada aos eventos que não podem ser apagados de nossa mente.Universidade Federal de Santa Maria2014-12-26info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsm.br/letras/article/view/1659010.5902/2176148516590Letras; n.49: (Dez. 2014) - Narrativas, retóricas, drama e história nos séculos XVI e XVII; 35-762176-14851519-3985reponame:Letras (Santa Maria. Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)instacron:UFSMporhttps://periodicos.ufsm.br/letras/article/view/16590/10100Kinney, Arthurinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-11-08T18:10:10Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/16590Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsm.br/letrasPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsm.br/letras/oai||gil.negreiros@ufsm.br|| periodicoletras.ufsm@gmail.com2176-14851519-3985opendoar:2023-01-09T16:16:16.626367Letras (Santa Maria. Online) - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)true
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A tragédia cognitiva em Shakespeare
title Cognitive tragedy in Shakespeare
spellingShingle Cognitive tragedy in Shakespeare
Kinney, Arthur
William Shakespeare. Tragedy. Galen’s theory. Neuroscience
title_short Cognitive tragedy in Shakespeare
title_full Cognitive tragedy in Shakespeare
title_fullStr Cognitive tragedy in Shakespeare
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author Kinney, Arthur
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv William Shakespeare. Tragedy. Galen’s theory. Neuroscience
topic William Shakespeare. Tragedy. Galen’s theory. Neuroscience
description In the 17th century, human behaviour was associated with Galen’s theory of the balance of the four body fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. Nowadays, modern brain physiology focuses on the exchange of neurological impulses between the brain stem, the limbic system and the neocortex. Shakespeare’s experimentation with mental cognition and passions is in great part inspired on some of these theories, which appear especially in soliloquies and passions of some of his major characters. Shakespeare’s ability to present passions through the medium of cognitive and emotive theories – his incredibly accurate manipulation of basic emotions − is greatly responsible for the lasting legacy of his drama.
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