An excellent introduction to Shakespeare for the junior reader.
It is based on the story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio (a disciple of Boccaccio's), first published in 1565.The story revolves around its two central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, and his ...
Original text side-by-side with a plain English translation, along with analysis.
The complete original text is laid out side-by-side with a complete modern translation. You'll find this book ideal for instant reference and understanding, whether you are reading Shakespeare for pleasure or studying for an exam.
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version. Includes a section with discussion questions and quizzes for students. Shakespeare's tragedy of the Moor whose...
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It’s a gripping drama that details the dangers of greed, envy and their inescapable consequences. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Othello is both modern and readable.
Othello
Including life of Shakespeare, brief synopsis of the play, list of characters, summaries & commentaries, character analysis, questions for review, selected bibliography.
This study is a major exercise in the historicisation of Othello in which the author examines contemporary writings and demonstrates how they were embedded in the text of Othello: discourse about conflict between Turk and Venetian treatises ...
Othello, The Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare based on the short story "Moor of Venice" by Cinthio, believed to have been written in approximately 1603.
Shakespeare's tragedy about Othello the Moor is presented in this freshly edited text with full explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, an Introduction to reading Shakespeare's language, and much more. Reissue.
This is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, retold here as a story, not a play.Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more - the Oxford Bookworms Library has a book for every student.Written for secondary and adult students the ...
Othello: Authoritative Text, Textual Sources and Cultural Contexts, Criticism
Othello is spun out and lyrically rewritten over original beats in this high-energy spin on Shakespeare’s play, proving that the Bard himself was the original master of rhythm and rhyme.
Othello: yet she must die, else she"ll betray more man
Othello, a soldier in the service of the Venetian Republic, is tricked by his villainous ensign, Iago, into believing that his beloved wife, Desdemona, is an adulteress.
Shakespeare creates a powerful drama with the story of a marriage between the exotic Moor, Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona.
If anything, Othello has increased its stature as one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies ever since it was first written, between 1603 and 1604, due to the victimisation suffered by its tragic hero, Othello, as a result of his skin colour.
Offers a general introduction to Shakespeare's play, the text of the play itself, a series of essays on "Othello" written by scholars, and an audio CD of various performers, including...