Othello

Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's tragedy, "Othello" (1622), featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. ¿Othellö is a play often adapted for opera. Set in Venice, the play explores the difficult position held by Moorish general, Othello, after he secretly marries Desdemona, a Senator's daughter. Desdemona falls victim to a spiteful plot, as jealousy, accusations and betrayal lead the characters down a violent path. As a ¿Moor¿, Othello is notably portrayed as a dark-skinned leading character, though his ethnic origin remains ambiguous. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world's most famous dramatist.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: William Shakespeare
• Verlag: Read & Co. Classics
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.04.2010
• EAN: 9781445592763
• ISBN: 978-1-4455-9276-3
• Seiten: 188
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 216 mm x 11 mm
• Gewicht: 245 g
• Serie: Shakespeare Library
• Thema: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik