Othello

<b>The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's <i>Othello</i> a disturbing exploration of jealousy and wrath.</b> <p/>Tragedy takes hold as the cunning and hateful Iago drives the titular heroic Moor of Venice first to suspicion then to homicidal rage against his love Desdemona in one of the Bard's darkest plays. <p/>This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: <p/>- An overview of Shakespeare's life world and theater<br>- A special introduction to the play by the editor Alvin Kernan<br>- Selections from Giraldi Cinthio's <i>Hecatommithi</i> the source from which Shakespeare derived <i>Othello</i><br>- Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge Maynard Mack and others<br>- A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors directors and productions of <i>Othello</i><br>- Text notes and commentaries printed in the clearest most readable format<br>- Recommended readings