Othello

Professor Sanders provides a full analysis of the textual problem and theories of transmission of Othello, and offers possible solutions to the stylistic and racial problems which face modern readers and spectators. His edition includes contemporary maps of Venice and Cyprus, photographs of famous actors who have played the leading roles, and reconstructions of staging at the Globe and Blackfriars Theatres.

For this updated edition, Scott McMillin has added a new section on the key events in both scholarship and theatre since the 1980s, including political, feminist and postcolonial treatments in various parts of the world. The influence of new historicism and cultural materialism are also taken into account, and a description of performances of the play on stage, film and television tackles the issue of black/white casting of the main characters.

About The New Cambridge Shakespeare Series
The New Cambridge Shakespeare is an edition of Shakespeare's works, consisting of a separate volume for each play, and a volume each for the Sonnets and the narrative poems. The texts have been prepared by an international team of the very best scholars, who provide in each case a freshly-considered and modernised text, a substantial introduction and commentary at the foot of the page. The series pays particular attention to the play in performance, commenting on the stage action and offering a performance history with illustrations. It is aimed at students of Shakespeare from A level or its equivalent, and onwards, including undergraduates, graduates and teachers.

An international team of scholars offers:

• modernized, easily accessible texts
• ample commentary and introductions
• attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history
• informative illustrations

Contents

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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Conventions Introduction  Date  Sources  Othello's race  The plot and its inconsistencies  The play and its critics  The language of the play  Stage history  Criticism and productions of Othello since 1984 by Scott McMillin   Political Othellos   New Historicism, Feminism, Cultural Materialism   Critical responses and the issue of casting   Recent film and television   Other persuasions   Texts: the Quarto Note on the text List of characters Othello Supplementary notes Textual analysis  The 1622 quarto  The 1623 Folio  Substantive variants  Editorial procedure  Later seventeenth-century editions Reading list