Othello
Othello by William Shakespeare is presented in this annotated edition published by Wordsworth Editions in 1992. This edition features editing, introduction, and annotations by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Sussex. The text reflects recent scholarship and offers a careful reappraisal of this significant work, which is recognized as one of Shakespeare’s most powerful tragedies.
Readers will find an intense drama that explores themes of love, deception, jealousy, and destruction. The narrative centers on Desdemona’s love for Othello, the Moor, which challenges racial prejudices, while the envious Iago’s machinations lead to devastating consequences. Othello vividly addresses issues such as racism and sexism, making it a relevant and accessible tragedy from Shakespeare’s major phase as a dramatist. This edition spans 172 pages and is available in English, contributing to the ongoing appreciation and analysis of Shakespeare’s work in the context of drama and fiction.
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Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.
The Wordsworth Classics’ Shakespeare Series, with Henry V and The Merchant of Venice as its inaugral volumes, presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare’s works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.
Othello has long been recognised as one of the most powerful of Shakespeare’s tragedies. This is an intense drama of love, deception, jealousy and destruction. Desdemona’s love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious Iago conspires to devastate their lives. In its vivid rendering of racism, sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisation, Othello is arguably the most topical and accessible tragedy from Shakespeare’s major phase as a dramatist. Productions on stage and screen regularly renew its power to engross, impress and trouble the imagination.
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