The masks of Othello
Subtitle: the search for the identity of Othello, Iago, and Desdemona by three centuries of actors and critics
By: by Marvin Rosenberg.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Newark; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Characters and characteristics in literature.; Desdemona (Fictitious character); Iago (Fictitious character)
Description: Pt. 1. The beginning. The actor's share -- Othello in the Restoration -- Pt. 2. The Eighteenth Century. The Eighteenth Century actors -- Pt. 3. The Nineteenth Century. Kean -- Macready, Fechter, Irving -- Booth -- Forrest -- Salvini -- The Victorian Iago -- The Victorian Desdemona -- Pt. 4. The Twentieth Century. The modern Othello -- The modern Iago -- Pt. 5. Othello and the critics. In defense of Iago -- In defense of Othello -- In defense of Desdemona -- In defense of the play -- Appendix: A kind word for Bowdler.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.