Introduction -- Date and early performances of Othello -- Shakespeare's sources for Othello -- Strangers as allies: early modern contexts for Othello -- The paradoxes of love in Othello -- Shakespeare's dramaturgy in Othello: repetition and variation, parallel and contrast -- Language in Othello: a contest between styles -- Reading Othello: the battleground of critical interpretation -- Staging Othello: shifting interpretations and rival approaches -- Note on the text -- List of characters -- The play -- Supplementary notes -- Textual analysis -- Reading list .
Summary:
"This third edition of Othello offers a completely new introduction by Christina Luckyj, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of early modern theatre and culture, and demonstrating how careful attention to Shakespeare's language, staging and dramaturgy can open up fresh interpretations of the play. Tracing critical and performance trends up to the present day, Luckyj shows how the drama taps into contemporary cultural paradoxes surrounding blackness, marriage and politics to create a powerful double perspective, illuminating the creative and destructive power of stories and of human love itself. Supplemented by an updated Reading list and extensive illustrations, the edition also features revised commentary notes, offering the very best in contemporary criticism of this great tragedy."--Page 4 of cover.
Series:
The New Cambridge Shakespeare Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1984. Cambridge University Press.
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