Research Catalog

Title

Othello / edited by Norman Sanders ; revised with a new introduction by Christina Luckyj.

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Publication

• Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sanders, Norman (Norman J.)
• Luckyj, Christina, 1956-

Description

xii, 239 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

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 Statement

• The New Cambridge Shakespeare
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 2014 (Pearson). 1984. Cambridge University Press.

Uniform Title

Othello

Alternative Title

Othello

Subjects

• Jealousy
• Othello (Fictitious character from Shakespeare)
• Jealousy > Drama
• Italy > Venice
• Drama
• Literary criticism
• Husband and wife > Drama
• Othello (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Drama
• Muslims > Drama
• Venice (Italy) > Drama

Genre/Form

• Drama.
• Literary criticism.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-239).

Contents

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 .

Call Number

JFE 18-7694

ISBN

• 9781107129085
• 1107129087
• 9781107569713
• 1107569710

OCLC

994561935

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.

Title

Othello / edited by Norman Sanders ; revised with a new introduction by Christina Luckyj.

Publisher

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Edition

Third edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The New Cambridge Shakespeare

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 2014 (Pearson). 1984. Cambridge University Press.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-239).

Added Author

Sanders, Norman (Norman J.), editor.

Luckyj, Christina, 1956- writer of introduction.

Research Call Number

JFE 18-7694