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Believed to have been written in 1603, Shakespeare's Othello is a tragedy that puts the playwright's prodigious creative gifts on full display. Based loosely on a Renaissance-era Italian tale, Othello follows the stormy relationship of the Moorish general Othello and his lovely wife Desdemona. Addressing timeless themes of love and betrayal, as well as surprisingly contemporary concepts such as race-based stereotypes, Othello
...4) Othello
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English
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Othello tells the story of a Moorish general in command of armed forces of Venice who earns enmity of his ensign Iago by passing him over for a promotion. Partly for revenge, and partly out of pure evil, Iago plots to convince Othello that Desdemona, his wife, has been unfaithful to him.
5) Othello
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Publisher
Stein and Day
Pub. Date
[1967]
Physical Desc
110 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
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English
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Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 139 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
One of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, Harold Bloom presents Othello's Iago, perhaps the Bard's most compelling villain, in his fourth in a series of five short books about the great playwright's most significant personalities. In all of literature, few antagonists display the ruthless cunning and unscrupulous deceit of Iago, the antagonist to Othello. Often described as Machiavellian, Iago is a fascinating psychological specimen: at...
9) "O"
Publisher
Trimark Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A provocative tale of jealousy, seduction and betrayal. A controversial modern-day version of Shakespeare's classic "Othello". "O" is the schools' best basketball player and NBA hopeful. He is adored by all including his coach and a beautiful classmate. "O" has a troubled friend, who is the coaches' son and he is deeply resentful of his fathers preference to "O" on and off the court. The seeds of mistrust are sown and it sets into motion a disturbing...
11) Othello
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Series
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English
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Jealousy in love is one of the most common of human emotions. In Othello, Shakespeare combines this universal theme with perfectly structured scenes, a storyline that lingers in the memory and a prime example of a tragic hero, Othello himself. The result is perhaps his greatest triumph as a stage play. When the evil Iago plants the seeds of doubt in Othello's mind about Desdemona's fidelity, audiences around the world have been held spellbound.
12) Othello
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
xv, 151 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A prose retelling of Shakespeare's play in which a jealous general is duped into thinking that his wife has been unfaithful, with tragic consequences.
13) Othello
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A version of Shakespeare's drama about Othello, and the jealousy of his mentor Jago, set in modern day London.
15) Othello
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this dramatization of William Shakespeare's tragedy a great man's vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide to bring about his downfall. Betrayal, deception and murder end the friendship between Othello and Iago and culminate in the tragic death of Desdemona.
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Series
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BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
3 CDs (181 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice, has married Desdemona, beautiful daughter of a Venetian Senator. But Iago, Othello's malignant ensign, is determined to destroy their happiness.
19) Othello
Series
Criterion collection volume 870
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Physical Desc
2 Blu-rays (93, 91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (illustrations).
Language
English
Description
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
20) Drama for students: Volume 20 :presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xx, 356 pages) : illustrations, photos
Language
English
Description
Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.
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