Othello : new essays by Black writers / edited with a background essay by Mythili Kaul.

Contributor(s):

Kaul, Mythili, 1938-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Howard University Press, 1997.Description: 223 pISBN:

0882581910 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

PR2829 .O86 1997

Summary: The theme of this work is race and racism in Othello. The critical question raised is whether Othello is a racist play, written by a racist playwright, for a racist audience, or whether it is a play about racism, with Iago as the embodiment of racist attitudes. The perspectives, approaches, and conclusions of the essays are diverse.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Literature	822.33 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		10005

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The theme of this work is race and racism in Othello. The critical question raised is whether Othello is a racist play, written by a racist playwright, for a racist audience, or whether it is a play about racism, with Iago as the embodiment of racist attitudes. The perspectives, approaches, and conclusions of the essays are diverse.

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