One of the four great tragediesalongside Hamlet, King Lear, and MacbethOthello is among the darkest of Shakespeares plays, illumining the shadows of the gloomiest recesses of the human psyche and serving as a damning indictment of the world in which it was written. A cautionary tale of the destructiveness of sin and the ruinous consequences of bad philosophy, Othello seems to express Shakespeares rage at the cynicism and brutality of the age in which he lived. From the Machiavellian menace of Iago to the blind and prideful jealousy of Othello, this classic of world literature shows us the shadow falling over a society that has turned its back on the light and life of virtue.
One of the four great tragediesalongside Hamlet, King Lear, and MacbethOthello is among the darkest of Shakespeares plays, illumining the shadows of the gloomiest recesses of the human psyche and serving as a damning indictment of the world in which it was written. A cautionary tale of the destructiveness of sin and the ruinous consequences of bad philosophy, Othello seems to express Shakespeares rage at the cynicism and brutality of the age in which he lived. From the Machiavellian menace of Iago to the blind and prideful jealousy of Othello, this classic of world literature shows us the shadow falling over a society that has turned its back on the light and life of virtue.
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ISBN-13: | 9781681493695 |
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Publisher: | Ignatius Press |
Publication date: | 08/28/2014 |
Series: | Ignatius Critical Editions |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 312 |
Sales rank: | 877,061 |
File size: | 341 KB |