Aspects of Othello

Aspects of Othello, with its companion volume, Aspects of Macbeth, brings together authoritative articles by distinguished Shakespeare scholars.

Kenneth Muir (Author), Philip Edwards (Author)

9780521291750, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 June 1977

140 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm, 2.22 kg

Aspects of Othello, with its companion volume, Aspects of Macbeth, brings together authoritative articles by distinguished Shakespeare scholars. In making their selections from the entire range of Shakespeare Survey volumes, Professors Kenneth Muir and Philip Edwards have borne the interest of general readers in mind as well as the needs of teachers and students. In each volume the plate section includes both the articles' original illustrations and new material and there are specially written prefaces by the editors.

List of plates
Preface
Othello: A Retrospect, 1900–67 Helen Gardner
'Egregiously an Ass': The Dark Side of the Moor. A View of Othello's Mind Albert Gerard
Extract from The Individualisation of Shakespeare's Characters through Imagery Mikhail M. Morozov
Shakespeare's Imagery: The Diabolic Images in Othello S. L. Bethell
Iago - Vice or Devil? Leah Scragg
Othello, Lepanto and the Cyprus Wars Emrys Jones
Othello and the Pattern of Shakespearian Tragedy G. R. Hibbard
The Two Parts of Othello Ned B. Allen
Othello: A Tragedy Built on a Comic Structure Barbara Heliodora C. De Mendonca
Thomas Rymer and Othello Nigel Alexander.

Subject Areas: Shakespeare studies & criticism [DSGS]