Skip to content

Opening book details…

Can I read A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's Othello on EtoBox?

A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's Othello by Hadfield, Andrew is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's Othello about?

<p>William Shakespeare's <EM>Othello</EM> (1601-2) has delighted and disturbed theatre audiences for the past four centuries, and remains one of the most frequently performed and widely studied of his plays. This volume is a broad-ranging guide to <EM>Othello</EM>, providing an introduction to&#58;<BR>*the contexts of the play, through a concise, accessible overview, a chronology and reprinted documents from the period<BR>*the range of critical responses to the play, through a brief critical history and reprinted critical texts, accompanied by explanatory headnotes<BR>*the play in performance, through a selection of clearly introduced readings on this topic, along with illustrations.<BR>The sourcebook then examines key passages of the play in detail. Each passage is reprinted in full, along with a headnote and annotations offering crucial guidance to Shakespeare's language and the critical issues which surround the text. Throughout the volume, cross-references link together the contextual materials, critical responses and the play's text.<BR>If you are beginning to study <EM>Othello</EM>, this sourcebook is the one guide you cannot afford to be without.</p>

Author
Hadfield, Andrew
Publisher
Taylor & Francis [CAM]
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9780203087091
Subjects
Drama, Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction

More by Hadfield, Andrew

Browse all works by Hadfield, Andrew

Similar books