The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's Othello, a disturbing exploration of jealousy and wrath.

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.

This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:

- An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater
- A special introduction to the play by the editor, Alvin Kernan
- Selections from Giraldi Cinthio's Hecatommithi, the source from which Shakespeare derived Othello
- Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Maynard Mack, and others
- A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Othello
- Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format
- Recommended readings

Author: William Shakespeare
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Publisher: Signet Book
Published: 04/01/1998
Series: Shakespeare, Signet Classic
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780451526854
Revised Edition