Othello and interpretive traditions

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Label

Othello and interpretive traditions

Statement of responsibility

Edward Pechter

Creator

• Pechter, Edward, 1941-

Subject

• Othello, (Fictitious character from Shakespeare)
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history
• Blacks in literature
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Tragedy
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation | History
• Muslims in literature

Language

eng

Summary

"During the past twenty years or so, Othello has become the Shakespearean tragedy that speaks most powerfully to our contemporary concerns. Focusing on race and gender (and on class, ethnicity, sexuality, and nationality), the play talks about what audiences want to talk about. Yet at the same time, as refracted through Iago, it forces us to hear what we do not want to hear - like the characters in the play, we become trapped in our own prejudicial malice and guilt." "In this study, Edward Pechter describes the play's design and effects in a way that accounts for its extraordinary power to engage the interests of audiences and readers not just in our time but throughout history."--Jacket

Member of

• Studies in theatre history and culture

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

822.3/3

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

PR2829

LC item number

.P43 1999

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Studies in theatre history and culture