LEADER 03138nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910785308203321 005 20230425155746.0 010 $a1-282-93928-9 010 $a9786612939280 010 $a1-60473-825-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000061813 035 $a(EBL)619224 035 $a(OCoLC)682623265 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000401499 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11269055 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000401499 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10419457 035 $a(PQKB)11190798 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000206329 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC619224 035 $a(OCoLC)847420595 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13524 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL619224 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10428861 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL293928 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000061813 100 $a20100602d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe politics of Paul Robeson's Othello$b[electronic resource] /$fLindsey R. Swindall 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 225 1 $aMargaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60473-824-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAn introduction to Shakespeare's Othello -- Robeson's professional debut as Othello -- A burgeoning political consciousness : Robeson in the 1930's -- Robeson's Othello on Broadway -- "I give of my talents to the people" : Robeson's politics in the 1940's -- Robeson, Othello, and the politics of the Cold War -- Robeson at Stratford. 330 $aLindsey R. Swindall examines the historical and political context of acclaimed African American actor Paul Robeson's three portrayals of Shakespeare's Othello in the United Kingdom and the United States. These performances took place in London in 1930, on Broadway in 1943, and in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1959. All three of the productions, when considered together, provide an intriguing glimpse into Robeson's artistry as well as his political activism. The Politics of Paul Robeson's Othello maintains that Robeson's development into a politically minded artist explicates the broader issue of the 410 0$aMargaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies. 606 $aAfrican Americans$vBiography 606 $aOthello (Fictitious character) 606 $aActing$xPolitical aspects 606 $aAfrican American actors 606 $aTheater$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aAfrican Americans 615 0$aOthello (Fictitious character) 615 0$aActing$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aAfrican American actors. 615 0$aTheater$xPolitical aspects. 676 $a782/.0092 676 $aB 700 $aSwindall$b Lindsey R.$f1977-$01467961 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785308203321 996 $aThe politics of Paul Robeson's Othello$93678862 997 $aUNINA