Othello

By William Shakespeare
Edited by Alvin Kernan

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About Othello

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 titular heroic Moor of Venice first to suspicion, then to homicidal rage against his love Desdemona, in one of the Bard’s darkest plays.

This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:

• 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 derived Othello
• Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Maynard Mack, and others
• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Othello
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format
• Recommended readings

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Table Of Contents

Othello – William Shakespeare – Edited by Alvin Kernank Samuel Taylor Coleridge: [Comments on ?Othello?]
Maynard Mack: The Jacobean Shakespeare: Some Observations on the Construction of the Tragedies
Madelon Gholke Sprengnether: ?I wooed thee with my sword?: Shakespeare?s Tragic Paradigms
Sylvan Barnet: ?Othello? on the Stage and Screen

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Marvin Carlson: Othello in Vienna, 1991

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare’s vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems;… More about William Shakespeare

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Mass Market Paperback
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Apr 01, 1998 | 320 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780451526854

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