Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
.The First Folio text (1623) . An introduction, explanatory footnotes, note on the text, and textual notes by Edward Pechter . Fifteen illustrations . Giraldi Cinthio s sixteenth-century story in its entirety, which Shakespeare used for both the plot and many details of Othello . A generous selection of interpretive responses toOthello from its origins to the present day, including new to the Second Edition those by Stanley Cavell and Lois Potter. Edward Pechter s popular theatrical and critical overview of Othello has been significantly expanded . An updated Selected Bibliography. "
Synopsis
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
-The First Folio text (1623).
- An introduction, explanatory footnotes, note on the text, and textual notes by Edward Pechter.
- Fifteen illustrations.
- Giraldi Cinthio's sixteenth-century story in its entirety, which Shakespeare used for both the plot and many details of Othello.
- A generous selection of interpretive responses to Othello from its origins to the present day, including--new to the Second
Edition--those by Stanley Cavell and Lois Potter. Edward Pechter's popular theatrical and critical overview of Othello has been significantly expanded.
- An updated Selected Bibliography.