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The following books will introduce you to Othello, who said
these words in Shakespeare's Othello, Act V, scene ii. To order a book, or for more information, follow the title links to Amazon.com,
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- Shakespeare, William. The
Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (New Folger
Shakespeare Library). New York: Washington Square Press,
1993.
- Authoritative, paperback text with helpful notes
on facing pages.
- Bradley, A.C. Shakespearean
Tragedy. St. Martin's Press, 1992.
- The fact that this 1905 book is still in press is
a testimony to its popularity as a starting point
for any student of Shakespeare. Bradley's views
on Othello may seem a bit patronizing, but his
insights make him well worth the read.
- Davison, Peter. Othello.
Macmillan, Humanities Press, 1988.
- All-around best modern companion to Othello.
Davison points the reader to the variety of
critical responses and is especially good on
Othello and racism.
- Bayley, John. The Characters of Love. London:
Constable, 1960.
- The chapter on Othello is one of the best
available, illuminating his tragedy as one, not
so much of jealousy, but of
"incomprehension."
- Bayley, John. Shakespeare and Tragedy.
Routledge, 1981.
- Another offering from this profound critic and
graceful writer.
- Kaul, Mythili (Ed.). Othello:
New Essays by Black Writers. Howard University Press,
1997.
- Bloom, Harold (Ed.). William
Shakespeare's Othello (Modern Critical
Interpretations). Chelsea House, 1987.
- Critical extracts and essays by noted writers and
critics.
- Verdi, Giuseppe. Otello
in Full Score. Dover, 1986.
- Verdi's popular opera, first performed in 1887,
adapts Shakespeare's tragedy, with text by Boito.
- Hepokoski, James A. Giuseppe
Verdi: Otello (Cambridge Opera Handbook). Cambridge
University Press, 1987.
- Jones, Emrys. Scenic
Form in Shakespeare. Clarendon, 1985.
- Jones points out how Othello's plot follows many
of the conventions of Shakespeare's comedies
(e.g., lovers' misunderstandings), but turns them
to tragic ends.
- Sprague, Arthur Colby. Shakespeare and the Actors:
The Stage Business in his Plays (1660-1905).
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1944.
- This venerable authority seems to know every
detail of Shakespearean performance history,
including that for Othello, which is
second only to Hamlet
in popularity.
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