The apologetics of evil
Subtitle: the case of Iago
By: Richard Raatzsch ; translated from German by Ladislaus Lob.
Series: Princeton monographs in philosophy
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
ISBN-13: 9780691137339
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Iago; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616; Evil in literature
Description: This book is a concise philosophical meditation on Iago and the nature of evil, through the exploration of the enduring puzzle found in Shakespeare's Othello. What drives Iago to orchestrate Othello's downfall? Instead of treating Iago's lack of motive as the play's greatest weakness, The Apologetics of Evil shows how this absence of motive is the play's greatest strength. Richard Raatzsch determines that Iago does not seek a particular end or revenge for a discrete wrong; instead, Iago is governed by a passion for intriguing in itself.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The concept of Iago; title: Apologia for Iago.