Othello - Newly Revised Edition (Signet Classics)

Extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet. Special introduction to the play by the editor, Alvin Kernan, Princeton University. Source from which Shakespeare derived Othello-selections from Giraldi Cinthio's Hecatommithi. Dramatic criticisms from the past and present: commentaries by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Maynard Mack, Madelon Gholke Sprengnether, Marvin Carlson. Comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Othello, then and now. Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type. Up-to-date list of recommended readings.