Othello

This third edition of Othello offers a new introduction by Christina Luckyj, demonstrating how careful attention to Shakespeare's language, staging, and dramaturgy can open up fresh interpretations of the play. It traces critical and performance trends up to the present day, illuminating the creative and destructive power of stories and human love. Supplemented by an updated reading list and illustrations, it also features revised commentary notes.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 252 pages
Publication date: 05 April 2018
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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, this edition also features revised commentary notes, offering the very best in contemporary criticism of this great tragedy.

Weight: 410g
Dimension: 152 x 227 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781107569713
Edition number: 3 Revised edition