Desdemona /
The story of Desdemona from William Shakespeare's "Othello" is reimagined by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison, Malian singer and songwriter Rokia Traore, and acclaimed stage director Peter Sellars. Morrison's response to Sellars' 2009 production of "Othello" is a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.,
2021.
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| Series: | Methuen modern plays.
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| Summary: | The story of Desdemona from William Shakespeare's "Othello" is reimagined by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison, Malian singer and songwriter Rokia Traore, and acclaimed stage director Peter Sellars. Morrison's response to Sellars' 2009 production of "Othello" is an intimate dialogue of words and music between Desdemona and her African nurse Barbary. Morrison gives voice and depth to the female characters, letting them speak and sing in the fullness of their hearts. |
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| Item Description: | First published in Great Britain by Oberon Books, 2012. |
| Physical Description: | 64 pages : illustration ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 135027027X 9781350270275 |