Othello in European culture / edited by Elena Bandín, University of León, Francesca Rayner, Universidade do Minho, Laura Campillo Arnaiz, Universidad de Murcia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bandín, Elena, editor.

Rayner, Francesca, editor.

Campillo, Laura, editor.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Shakespeare in European culture ; 2452-1930 v. 3.

Shakespeare in European culture, 2452-1930 ; volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Appreciation--Europe.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--Europe.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Othello (Shakespeare, William).

Art appreciation.

Europe.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

xi, 270 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2022]

Summary:

"Othello in European Culture argues that a focus on the European reception of Othello represents an important contribution to critical work on the play. The chapters in this volume examine non-anglophone translations and performances, alternative ways of distinguishing between texts, adaptations and versions, as well as differing perspectives on questions of gender and race. Additionally, a European perspective raises key political questions about power and representation in terms of who speaks for and about Othello, within a European context profoundly divided over questions of immigration, religious, ethnic, gender and sexual difference. The volume illustrates the ways in which Othello has been not only a stimulus but also a challenge for European Shakespeares. It makes clear that the history of the play is inseparable from histories of race, religion and gender and that many engagements with the play have reinforced rather than challenged the social and political prejudices of the period"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Trans(national) subjects

ch. 1 Charles Mathews's Othello, the Moor of Fleet Street (1833) and Maurice Dowling's Othello Travestie (1834): Nineteenth-century Shakespeare burlesques and the question of political correctness / Manfred Draudt

ch. 2 Othello in Spain (1802-1844): From theatrical performance to political utilization / Angel-Luis Pujante

ch. 3 Traditions of playing and spectating: The nineteenth-century reception of Othello in London and Pest-Buda / Gabriella Reuss

ch. 4 Othello on the German stage: From `The Moor of Venice' to `Chocco', from Schlegel-Tieck to `Kanak Sprak' / Lawrence Guntner

pt. 2 Othello and European constructions of alterity

ch. 5 Othello's race and slavery: Shakespeare, Ducis and Barbaz / Paul Franssen

ch. 6 From black to white, from man to beast, from tragical to comical: Representations of Othello on the modern Greek stage / Xenia Georgopoulou

ch. 7 Let it be hid? UK Othellos, multiracial casting, hostile environments / Paul Prescott

ch. 8 "It is all about passion": Reception of Othello amidst an emerging multicultural society / Coen Heijes

pt. 3 Adapting Othello: The audience is listening

ch. 9 Adapting Othello for television in late Francoist Spain: It's all about the `Moor' / Elena Bandin

ch. 10 Pulling the strings: Othello, puppet and object theatre / Isabel Guerrero

ch. 11 The circumcised dog and the subtle whore: Race and gender in the musical adaptations of Shakespeare's Othello / Alina Bottez

ch. 12 "It is not words that shakes me thus": Othello on the ballet stage / Iris Julia Buhrle

ch. 13 A selective timeline of Othello in European culture / Jennifer Ruiz-Morgan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Othello in European culture

ISBN:

9789027211026

9027211027

OCLC:

1294287211