The tragedy of Othello, the moor of Venice /
In Othello, William Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks,
2017.
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| Edition: | Updated edition. |
| Series: | Folger Shakespeare library (Series)
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| Summary: | In Othello, William Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet most readers and audiences believe the couple's strong love would overcome these differences were it not for Iago, who sets out to destroy Othello. Iago's false insinuations about Desdemona's infidelity draw Othello into his schemes, and Desdemona is subjected to Othello's horrifying verbal and physical assaults. --Publisher |
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| Item Description: | Illustrated with material in the Folger Library Collections. |
| Physical Description: | lv, 350 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references pages (303-347). |
| ISBN: | 9781501146299 1501146297 9780743477550 0743477553 |