This guide provides a critical survey of the major debates and issues surrounding the late plays, from the earliest published accounts to the present day. Nicholas Potter offers a clear guiding narrative and an exploration of literary history, focusing on how criticism of the works has developed over the years.
This guide provides a critical survey of the major debates and issues surrounding the late plays, from the earliest published accounts to the present ...
Othello is a major shakespearean text, studiedwidely and often adapted for film and TV and isespecially challenging for a multicultural society.Othello lends itself to criticism through discussion ofthe major characters although this study also focuseson recent criticism's analysis of the characters as"signifiers." The study of the key characters takesthe discussion of the text immediately into thecentral issues of "otherness," gender, race andpower.
Othello is a major shakespearean text, studiedwidely and often adapted for film and TV and isespecially challenging for a multicultur...
This Reader's Guide provides a critical survey of the responses to this popular play, from the earliest published accounts to the present day. Leading the reader through the material in a chronological fashion, the book draws on a rich range of critical writings, including Dr. Johnson, Coleridge, Bradley, and Leavis. Nicholas Potter carefully relates this material to more general issues regarding Shakespearean criticism and scholarship, and the development of literary history and theory.
This Reader's Guide provides a critical survey of the responses to this popular play, from the earliest published accounts to the present day. Leading...
