CliffsNotes on Shakespeare’s Othello

2002-05-02
CliffsNotes on Shakespeare’s Othello

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  • Author: Gary K Carey
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • ISBN: 0544183142
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 113

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in the series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. Betrayal and manipulation lie at the heart of Othello. Keep up with all the crosses and double-crosses of this tragic play with the CliffsNotes version of the play, which will help you form your own opinions about Iago's schemes, Othello's motives, and Desdemona's loyalty. Other features that help you study include Background information about the life and times of William Shakespeare to help you understand his influences A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters Glossaries to help you comprehend Shakespeare’s language Critical essays on the character pairs and major themes of the play A review section that tests your knowledge Classic literature or modern-day treasure—you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

The Oxford Shakespeare: Othello

2006-03-16
The Oxford Shakespeare: Othello

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  • Author: William Shakespeare
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 9780198129202
  • Category : Drama
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 503

This is the first scholarly edition of Othello to give full attention to the work's bold treatment of racial themes. Shakespeare's decision to place a sympathetic black hero at the centre of his tragedy was unique in its time; but, as the lively introduction shows, the play's relationship to the history of racial thinking remains controversial. Designed to meet the needs of theatre professionals, as well as general readers, the edition includes an extensive performancehistory, a commentary illuminating the complexities of Shakespeare's language, and an indispensable appendix on the music in the play.

Race in William Shakespeare's Othello

2011-12-22
Race in William Shakespeare's Othello

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  • Author: Vernon Elso Johnson
  • Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
  • ISBN: 0737764775
  • Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 159

When decorated Moorish general Othello appoints Cassio as his chief lieutenant, Iago gets jealous and plots revenge, alleging that Othello's wife, a much younger white woman, is having an affair with Cassio. In many ways, Shakespeare's Othello remains a potent expression of race and racism three-hundred years after its publication. This volume offers compelling interpretations of the actions and the characters that have made this play so controversial. Essays discuss the question of Othello's color, the contradictory notions of black and white in the play, sexuality and racial difference, and whether Desdemona's marriage to Othello incites racism. Contributors include Ania Loomba, Peter Ackroyd, and Doris Adler.

A Study Guide for William Shakespeare's "Othello" (1995 lit-to-film)

A Study Guide for William Shakespeare's

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  • Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
  • Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
  • ISBN: 1410392597
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 21

A Study Guide for William Shakespeare's "Othello" (1995 lit-to-film), excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama for Students for all of your research needs.

Othello

2001-05-01
Othello

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  • Author: William Shakespeare
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 1440628432
  • Category : Drama
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 213

The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's Othello, a disturbing exploration of jealousy and wrath. Tragedy takes hold as the cunning and hateful Iago drives the heroic Moor of Venice first to suspicion, then to homicidal rage against his love Desdemona, in one of the Bard's darkest plays. This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: • An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater • A special introduction to the play by the editor, Alvin Kernan • Selections from Giraldi Cinthio's Hecatommithi, the source from which Shakespeare drived Othello • Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Maynard Mack, and others • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text • And more... From the Paperback edition.

William Shakespeare, Othello

2005
William Shakespeare, Othello

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  • Author: Emma Smith
  • Publisher: Northcote House Pub Limited
  • ISBN: 074631082X
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 113

In the board game 'Othello', players must turn double-sided counters to their advantage. This doubleness is shared by Shakespeare's play of 1604, marked from its outset by a dual and paradoxical title 'Othello, or the Moor of Venice'. This study teases out instances of doubleness, duplication and paradox to discuss the play's language and its themes. Chapters cover the issues of substitution, of racial polarity and its confusions, of the contested place of the domestic in the play, and the mixed generic signals this comedy-turned-tragedy gives out to its audiences. Throughout the emphasis is on the close readings of the play on the page and on stage, informed by the recent scholarship that has made Othello so pressing a play for the vexed cultural politics of the twenty-first century.

Othello's Secret

2016-06-30
Othello's Secret

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  • Author: R M Christofides
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1474212980
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 136

Othello's Secret uncovers the relationship between the play and the conflicts that have torn apart its Cypriot setting, providing a new and powerfully political reading. Exploring the domestic and military anxieties connected by Shakespeare, Christofides highlights the ways in which these issues resonate with current ideological and geographical divisions in Cyprus, divisions rooted in the 16th century struggles to control the island. Challenging the conventional view of Othello as a Venetian play, this book offers a fierce and personal example of how early modern literature can purposefully contribute to even the most complex geopolitical debates.

Shakespeare's Othello

1806
Shakespeare's Othello

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  • Author: William Shakespeare
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category :
  • Languages : de
  • Pages : 278

Othello

2009-01-01
Othello

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  • Author: William Shakespeare
  • Publisher: The Floating Press
  • ISBN: 1775412148
  • Category : Drama
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 253

Believed to have been written in 1603, Shakespeare's Othello is a tragedy that puts the playwright's prodigious creative gifts on full display. Based loosely on a Renaissance-era Italian tale, Othello follows the stormy relationship of the Moorish general Othello and his lovely wife Desdemona. Addressing timeless themes of love and betrayal, as well as surprisingly contemporary concepts such as race-based stereotypes, Othello is a satisfying read for modern-day fans of the Bard.

The Oxford Shakespeare: Othello

2006-03-16
The Oxford Shakespeare: Othello

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  • Author: William Shakespeare
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0198129203
  • Category : Drama
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 502

This is the first scholarly edition of Othello to give full attention to the work's bold treatment of racial themes. Shakespeare's decision to place a sympathetic black hero at the centre of his tragedy was unique in its time; but, as the lively introduction shows, the play's relationship to the history of racial thinking remains controversial. Designed to meet the needs of theatre professionals, as well as general readers, the edition includes an extensive performancehistory, a commentary illuminating the complexities of Shakespeare's language, and an indispensable appendix on the music in the play.