Othello (The New Cambridge Shakespeare) - Hardcover

Shakespeare, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521827957 ISBN 13: 9780521827959

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

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

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Book Description:

For this updated edition of Shakespeare's Othello, Scott McMillin has added a new section on the key events in both scholarship and theatre since the 1980s, inlcuding political, feminist and postcolonial treatments in various parts of the world. The influence of hew historicism and cultural materialism are also taken into account, and a full descritpion of performances of the play on stage, film and television tackles the issue of black/white casting of the main characters.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521827957
• ISBN 13: 9780521827959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 236
• Editor: Sanders Norman