
Othello
William Shakespeare(Author)
Julie Hankey(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
2nd Edition
Published on 2. June 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
330 pages
978-0-521-54236-4 (ISBN)
Description
This second edition of Othello updates the first (Bristol Classical Press, 1987), both chronologically and conceptually. It includes consideration of productions from the last seventeen years, and reconsiders earlier material in the light of more recent critical attitudes. Post-colonial and feminist studies have had an impact on the way Othello is perceived and interpreted. The question of blacked-up/black/colour-blind casting and the significance of white and/or black audiences in different political and racial contexts have recently become much more clearly articulated. In the process, Shakespeare himself has not escaped the charge of racism. Equally, the position of Desdemona has received more focussed attention, both as the forbidden object of desire within a racial framework, and as a woman in her own right. This edition takes account of these developments in criticism, in the theatre, on film, and in the adaptations which set out to interrogate Shakespeare's text.
Reviews / Votes
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
12 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-54236-4 (9780521542364)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Julie Hankey is a freelance writer, and is one of the General Editors of the 'Shakespeare in Production' series.
Content
List of illustrations; Series editors' preface; List of abbreviations; List of productions; Introduction; Othello and commentary; Bibliography; Index.