Othello - (Arden Shakespeare the State of Play) by Lena Cowen Orlin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"A landmark collection of essays from leading international scholars offering a variety of perspectives on Othello. In recent years, work on Othello has engaged every scholarly interest: textual studies, historicism, feminism, gender and sexuality studies, critical race studies, post-colonial studies, reception studies, and more. The essays in this volume are based in scrupulous close reading, are historically informed, are theoretically sophisticated, taking Othello in new directions and giving students a wide range of routes into the play for their continuing study"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Othello</i> has a long history of provoking profound emotion in its audiences and readers. This 'freeze frame' volume showcases current debates and ideas about the play's provocative effects. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to the needs of students, teachers, and researchers. Key issues and themes include: <br/> - Gender, Love, and Desire<br/> - Race, Ethnicity, and Difference<br/> - Social Relations, Status, and Ambition<br/> - Tragedy, Comedy, and Parody<br/> - Language, Expression, and Characterization<br/> All the essays offer new perspectives and combine to give readers an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about <i>Othello</i>. The approach based on an individual play, unlike that of topic-based series, reflects how Shakespeare is most commonly studied and taught.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Lena Cowen Orlin is Professor of English at Georgetown University, USA.</p>
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