Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 199 g
Reihe: Character Studies
Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 199 g
Reihe: Character Studies
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9433-7
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
Designed for first year students, this innovative guide builds on the usual knowledge base of students beginning literary study in HE by focusing on the familiar characters but introducing more sophisticated analysis.
Othello is a major Shakespearean text, studied widely and often adapted for film and TV and is especially challenging for a multicultural society. Othello lends itself to criticism through discussion of the major characters although this study will also focus on recent criticism's analysis of the characters as 'signifiers'. The study of the key characters takes the discussion of the text immediately into the central issues of 'otherness', gender, race and power. The guide includes: an introductory overview of the text, including a brief discussion of the background to the play and its publishing and reception history; an overview of the narrative structure; chapters discussing in detail the representation of the key characters including Othello, Iago and Desdemona as well as the more minor characters; a conclusion reminding students of the links between the characters and the key themes and issues, and a guide to further reading.
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Series Editor's Preface
Introduction: An Overview of Othello
1. Introducing Othello
2. Othello: A Man of Parts
3. Othello: 'Speak of me as I am'
4. Iago: Character
5. Iago: Sign: From Psychology to Psychoanalysis
6. Iago: Sign: From Psyche to Clio
7. Desdemona: Character and Sign
8. The Importance of the Minor characters
Conclusion: Through the Characters to the Key Themes and Issues
Bibliography
Index
