Understanding Othello
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Understanding Othello
Although Othello has been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, its performance history has been marked with risk and tension because of the play's focus on racial prejudice, gender conflict, and sexuality. The controversies surrounding conflicting attitudes toward race and religion, love and marriage, and war and the military in Shakespeare's time are reflected in the tragic plot and thematic ambiguities of Othello. This interdisciplinary casebook is designed to help students and their teachers explore the historical and modern issues related to the play. By combining primary documents with commentary, this guide considers many theatrical, cultural, social, and political concerns at the core of Othello. A literary analysis chapter addresses such topics as the nature of tragedy, the source of the play, and the richness of Othello's language, imagery, and thematic patterns. Three chapters on historical context consider attitudes toward race, love and marriage, and the role of the military in Shakespeare's time, revealing some of the social and political controversies reflected in Othello. A discussion of performance and interpretation traces the ways that changing cultural values and artistic expectations have affected the popularity and interpretation of Othello on stage, in film, and in literary criticism over the centuries. A final chapter on contemporary applications expands the focus of discussion to explore how Othello might reflect and challenge perspectives on contemporary stories, including both factual events recorded in newspaper headlines and fictional plots drawn from a variety of storylines in literature.
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Playhouse Law in Shakespeare's World
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Playhouse Law in Shakespeare's World
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Collected Works of W.B. Yeats
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Collected Works of W.B. Yeats
A new volume in the compilation of the works of William Butler Yeats features the complete texts of the dramatic works by the Nobel laureate, from The Countess Cathleen to The Death of Cuchulain, accompanied by an introduction by Yeats to his work.
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Half a Century of Japanese Theater, 1960`s
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Half a Century of Japanese Theater, 1960`s
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Twentieth Century Theatre
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Twentieth Century Theatre
A collection of original writings from directors, playwrights, performers, and designers, from the beginning of the 20th century through the 1990s.
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