Othello
- ISBN-10
- 0230576214
- ISBN-13
- 9780230576216
- Series
- Othello
- Category
- Desdemona (Fictitious character)
- Pages
- 226
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Authors
- Jonathan Bate, William Shakespeare, Eric Rasmussen
Description
This unique edition presents a historical overview of Othello in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with two leading directors and an actor so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible, a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made òur contemporary' four centuries after his death. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare plays offer an accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.
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