An introductory guide to Othello in performance offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key productions, a survey of screen adaptations, a sampling of critical opinion and further reading.
STUART HAMPTON-REEVES is Professor of Research-Informed Teaching at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, and a Trustee of the British Shakespeare Association. His previous publications include the volume on Measure for Measure, also in the Shakespeare Handbooks series.
General Editor's PrefaceIntroductionThe Text and Early PerformancesCommentaryThe Play's Intellectual and Cultural ContextsKey Productions and PerformancesThe Play on ScreenCritical AssessmentFurther ReadingIndex.