'Shakespeare and Cognition is a fascinating and wide-ranging examination of why his plays, whilst rooted in the late sixteenth-early seventeenth century, have retained their appeal for four centuries.' - British Theatre Guide"...Kinney opens the world of Shakespearean objects to wide-ranging and insightful inquiry." -- Bruce Boehrer, Studies in English Literature"Kinney deftly handles his textual and historical material." -- Renaissance Quarterly

• Chapter 1 Aristotle’s Legacy; Chapter 2 Shakespeare’s Crowns; Chapter 3 Shakespeare’s Rings; Chapter 4 Shakespeare’s Bells; Chapter 5 Shakespeare’s Wills; Chapter 6 Shakespeare’s Legacy;