Othello : the state of play / edited by Lena Cowen Orlin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Orlin, Lena Cowen, editor.

Series:

Arden Shakespeare state of play series.

The Arden Shakespeare state of play series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Othello has a long history of provoking profound emotion in its audiences and readers. This 'freeze frame' volume showcases current debates and ideas about the play's provocative effects. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to the needs of students, teachers, and researchers. Key issues and themes include: - Gender, Love, and Desire; - Race, Ethnicity, and Difference; - Social Relations, Status, and Ambition; - Tragedy, Comedy, and Parody; - Language, Expression, and Characterization. All the essays offer new perspectives and combine to give readers an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about Othello. The approach based on an individual play, unlike that of topic-based series, reflects how Shakespeare is most commonly studied and taught."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction - Lena Cowen Orlin (Georgetown University, USA)

1. Two Faced: the Problem of Othello's Visage - Ambereen Dadabhoy (Harvey Mudd College, USA)

2. Eloquent Barbarians: on the Critical Potential of Passionate Character - Lynn Enterline

3. Audience-Actor Boundaries in Othello - Laurie E. Maguire (University of Oxford, UK)

4. "Speak[ing] Parrot" in Othello: Recontextualizing Black Speech in the Global Renaissance - Robert Hornback (Oglethorpe University, USA)

5. Secrets and Lies - Lois Potter (University of Delaware, USA)

6. Shakespeare's Nobody - Colleen Ruth Rosenfeld (Pomona College, USA)

7. Lucretius and Consummation in Othello - David Schalkwyk (Gallatin School of Individualized Study, USA)

8. Making Ambition Virtue? James Siemon (Washington University, USA)

9. Othello's Black Handkerchief - Ian Smith (Lafayette College, USA)

10. Double Diction and Othello's Dual Identity - Robert N. Watson (UCLA, USA)

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4081-8603-9

1-4725-7795-7

1-4081-8454-0

OCLC:

872408919