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This book explores ways in which Shakespeare’s writing strategies shape our embodied perception of objects – both real and imaginary – in four of his plays. Taking the reader on a series of perceptual journeys, it engages in an exciting dialogue between the disciplines of phenomenology, cognitive studies, historicist research and modern acting techniques, in order to probe our sentient and intuitive responses to Shakespeare’s language. What happens when we encounter objects on page and stage; and how we can imagine that impact in performance? What influences might have shaped the language that created them; and what do they reveal about our response to what we see and hear? By placing objects under the phenomenological lens, and scrutinising them as vital conduits between lived experience and language, this book illuminates Shakespeare’s writing as a rich source for investigation into the way we think, feel and communicate as embodied beings.
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PALGRAVE SHAKESPEARE STUDIES Shakespeare, Objects and Phenomenology Daggers of the Mind Susan Sachon Palgrave Shakespeare Studies Series Editors Michael Dobson The Shakespeare Institute University of Birmingham Stratford-upon-Avon, UK Dympna Callaghan Syracuse University Syracuse, NY, USA Palgrave Shakespeare Studies takes Shakespeare as its focus but strives to understand the significance of his oeuvre in relation to his contemporaries, subsequent writers and historical and political contexts. By extending the scope of Shakespeare and English Renaissance Studies the series will open up the field to examinations of previously neglected aspects or sources in the period’s art and thought. Titles in the Palgrave Shakespeare Studies series seek to understand anew both where the literary achievements of the English Renaissance came from and where they have brought us. Co-founded by Gail Kern Paster. Editorial Board Margreta de Grazia Peter Holland Michael Neill Lois D. Potter David Jonathan Schalkwyk More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14658 Susan Sachon Shakespeare, Objects and Phenomenology Daggers of the Mind Susan Sachon Toddington, Bedfordshire, UK Hon. Research Associate, Royal Holloway University of London Egham, England Palgrave Shakespeare Studies ISBN 978-3-030-05206-5 ISBN 978-3-030-05207-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05207-2 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: Luke Armstrong This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered compan