Synopses & Reviews
Scott McMillin has added a new section on key events in scholarship and theater since the 1980s (including international, political, feminist and postcolonial analysis) to this updated edition of Shakespeare's Othello. The influence of historicism and cultural materialism are also taken into account, and a complete description of performances of the play on stage, film and television considers the issue of the interracial casting of main characters. First Edition Hb (1984): 0-521-22339-3 First Edition Pb (1984): 0-521-29454-1
Synopsis
Scott McMillin has added a new section on key events in scholarship and theater since the 1980s (including international, political, feminist and postcolonial analysis) to this updated edition of Shakespeare's Othello. The influence of historicism and cultural materialism are also taken into account, and a complete description of performances of the play on stage, film and television considers the issue of the interracial casting of main characters. First Edition Hb (1984): 0-521-22339-3 First Edition Pb (1984): 0-521-29454-1
Synopsis
Scott McMillin has added a new section on scholarship and performance since the 1980s.
Synopsis
For this updated edition, Scott McMillin has added a new section on the key events in both scholarship and theatre since the 1980s, including political, feminist and postcolonial treatments in various parts of the world, together with a description of performances of the play on stage, film and television.
Table of Contents
List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and conventions; Introduction: Date; Sources; Othello's race; The plot and its inconsistencies; The play and its critics; The language of the play; Stage history; Criticism and productions of Othello since 1984 by Scott McMillin; Note on the text; List of characters; THE PLAY; Supplementary notes; Textual analysis; Reading list.