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Othello
Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author)

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ISBN: 6057861876 ISBN-13: 9786057861870
Publisher: E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books

OUR PRICE: $20.69

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1822
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BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Theater - Playwriting
- Performing Arts | Screenplays
- Drama | Shakespeare

Lexile Measure: 420 HL (High-Low)

Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" L (1.18 lbs) 258 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles

Features: Dust Cover

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Publisher Description:

Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story 'Un Capitano Moro' ('A Moorish Captain') by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his wife Desdemona; his lieutenant, Cassio; and his trusted ensign Iago. Because of its varied themes - racism, love, jealousy, and betrayal - Othello is widely felt to remain relevant to the present day and is often performed in professional and community theatres alike. The play has also been the basis for numerous operatic, film, and literary adaptations.

Iago] Out of my scattering, and unsure observance;

It were not for your quiet, nor your good,

Nor for my manhood, honesty, or wisedome,

To let you know my thoughts.

Oth. What dost thou meane?

Iag. Good name in man and woman (deere my Lord)

Is the immediate Jewell of our soules:

Who steales my purse, stealses trash, tis something, nothing,

Twas mine, tis his, and has bin slave to thousands:

But he that filches from me my good name,

Robs me of that, which not inriches him,

And makes me poore indeed.

Contributor Bio(s): Shakespeare, William: - "William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway, who bore him three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592 he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part owner of the playing company the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive, and there has been considerable speculation about such matters as his sexuality, religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1590 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories, genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the sixteenth century. Next he wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest examples in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime, and in 1623 two of his former theatrical colleagues published the First Folio, a collected edition of his dramatic works that included all but two of the plays now recognised as Shakespeare's. Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the nineteenth century."

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