Title: The masks of Othello
First published: 1961
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.
Subjects: Stage history, Iago (Fictitious character), Characters and characteristics in literature, Desdemona (Fictitious character), Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, othello, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, characters, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation, history
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)