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Othello and interpretive traditions /
℗¡During the past twenty years or so, Othello has become the Shakespearean tragedy that speaks most powerfully to our contemporary concerns. Focusing on race and gender (and on class, ethnicity, sexuality, and nationality), the play talks about what audiences want to talk about. Yet at the same time...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
©1999.
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| Colección: | Studies in theatre history and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | ℗¡During the past twenty years or so, Othello has become the Shakespearean tragedy that speaks most powerfully to our contemporary concerns. Focusing on race and gender (and on class, ethnicity, sexuality, and nationality), the play talks about what audiences want to talk about. Yet at the same time, as refracted through Iago, it forces us to hear what we do not want to hear; like the characters in the play, we become trapped in our own prejudicial malice and guilt.℗¡ |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 255 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1587292971 9781587292972 |