LEADER 02740nam 22006131 450 001 9910461545703321 005 20200514202323.0 010 $a1-4725-5505-8 010 $a1-283-20767-2 010 $a9786613207678 010 $a1-4411-9092-9 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472555052 035 $a(CKB)2670000000107059 035 $a(EBL)743070 035 $a(OCoLC)745866711 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524650 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12231118 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524650 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10483538 035 $a(PQKB)10287142 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC743070 035 $a(OCoLC)747110557 035 $a(UkLoBP)bpp09256886 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000107059 100 $a20140929d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOthello $echaracter studies /$fNicholas Potter 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cContinuum,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (149 p.) 225 0 $aContinuum character studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-9432-3 311 $a0-8264-9433-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 125-129) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : an overview of Othello -- Othello : a man of parts? -- Othello : 'speak of me as I am' -- Iago : character -- Iago : sign : from psychology to psychoanalysis -- Iago : sign : from Psyche to Clio -- Desdemona : character and sign : 'this most goodly book' -- The importance of the minor characters -- Conclusion : through the characters to the key themes and issues. 330 $aOthello is a major Shakespearean text, studied widely and often adapted for film and TV and is especially challenging for a multicultural society. Othello lends itself to criticism through discussion of the major characters although this study will also focus on recent criticism's analysis of the characters as 'signifiers'. The study of the key characters takes the discussion of the text immediately into the central issues of 'otherness', gender, race and power. The guide includes: an introductory overview of the text, including a brief discussion of the background to the play and its publi 410 0$aContinuum character studies. 606 $aOthello (Fictitious character) 606 $aIago (Fictitious character) 615 0$aOthello (Fictitious character) 615 0$aIago (Fictitious character) 676 $a822.3/3 700 $aPotter$b Nick$f1950-$0549156 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461545703321 996 $aOthello$92471377 997 $aUNINA