Othello: Cambridge School Shakespeare - History & Criticism

This edition of Othello, part of the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, offers an improved and expanded approach to understanding Shakespeare's tragedy. Designed for classroom use, it encourages an active engagement with the text, allowing students to explore Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways.

Key Features:

• An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enabling students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world.
• Encourages students to share Shakespeare's love of language, interest in character, and sense of theatre.
• Substantially revised and extended in full colour, with classroom activities thematically organised.
• Distinctive features include 'Stagecraft', 'Write about it', 'Language in the play', 'Characters', and 'Themes'.
• Extended glossaries are aligned with the play text for easy reference.
• Expanded endnotes include extensive essay-writing guidance for 'Othello' and Shakespeare.
• Includes rich, exciting colour photos of performances of 'Othello' from around the world.

Specifications:

• Author: William Shakespeare
• Editors: Vicki Wienand, Richard Andrews, Jane Coles
• Binding: Paperback
• Format: Illustrated
• Edition: 3rd Revised ed.
• Language: English
• Dimensions: 75x97x5mm
• Weight: 522g
• Release Date: 2014-01-23

This edition provides students with the tools to deepen their understanding of Othello, its characters, language, and theatrical context.