Written in 1910 and first privately published in New York in 1916, Frank Harris` "Oscar Wilde: His Life and Confessions" gained almost instant notoriety. Attacked by critics for its extravagant inventions, vigorously defended by George Bernard Shaw and hauled into court for libel by Wilde`s friend and lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, Harris` biography was published in England only in 1938. Famously inaccurate and lavishly self-serving, Harris` study none the less offers a highly evocative portrait of a compelling personality - or rather of two personalities, for Harris never shies from enlarging upon his roles as Wilde`s defender, adviser, and sometime friend. Impressionistic, vivid and well-paced, Harris` intimate account of Wilde`s rise and...
ISBN: 978-1-84022-554-9
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
In Othello, Shakespeare creates a powerful drama of a marriage that begins with fascination (between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona), with elopement, and with intense mutual devotion and that ends precipitately with jealous rage and violent deaths. He sets this story in the romantic world of the Mediterranean, moving the action from Venice to the island of Cyprus and giving it an even more exotic coloring with stories of Othello`s African past.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06108-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2017
Along with Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, Othello is one of Shakespeare`s four great tragedies. What distinguishes Othello is its bold treatment of racial and gender themes. It is also the only tragedy to feature a main character, Iago, who truly seems evil, betraying and deceiving those that trust him purely for spite and with no political goal. This edition, the first to give full attention to these themes, includes an extensive introduction stresses the public dimensions of the tragedy, paying particular attention to its treatment of color and social relations. Designed to meet the needs of theatre professionals, the edition includes an extensive performance history, while on-page commentary and notes explain language, word play, and...
ISBN: 978-0-19-953587-3
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: август 2011
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Othello on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains: The complete text of the original play; A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language; A complete list of characters with descriptions; Plenty of helpful commentary.
Othello is a popular soldier who is in love with his beautiful new wife. He also has good friends – like Iago, another soldier. So when Iago tells him terrible stories about his wife, Desdemona, who should Othello believe? Will jealousy destroy all their lives? This is one of William Shakespeare’s greatest plays.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8547-8
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
With its focus on gender, power, race, sexuality, and violence, "Othello" is an important site for new critical approaches to the study of Shakespeare`s works. Both criticism and culture are represented in this collection of recent essays which provides readers with examples of feminist, new-historicist, cultural materialist, deconstructive, and post-colonial perspectives on "Othello". With discussions of recent stage and screen productions, and analysis of the use of the play in such contemporary events as the Simpson murder trial, this compelling critical volume presents a wide variety of ways of understanding the continuing significance of Shakespeare`s play both in his own time and in ours.
Classic / British English Othello is a popular soldier who is in love with his beautiful new wife. He also has good friends like Iago, another soldier. So when Iago tells him terrible stories about his wife, Desdemona, who should Othello believe? Will jealousy destroy all their lives? This is one of William Shakespeare`s greatest plays.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6771-9
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
This is an intense drama of love, deception, jealousy and destruction. Desdemona`s love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious lago conspires to devastate their lives. In its vivid rendering of racism, sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisation, "Othello" is arguably the most topical and accessible tragedy from Shakespeare`s major phase as a dramatist. The play raises uncomfortable questions about ongoing questions of not only racial identity but also sexuality, as Othello and Desdemona`s sexual relationship becomes the voyeuristic site of lago`s attempt to destroy them.
ISBN: 978-1-907360-13-8
Издательство:
CRW Publishing
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Shakespeare`s tragedy about Othello the Moor is presented in this freshly edited text with full explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, an Introduction to reading Shakespeare`s language, and much more.
"So will I turn her virtue into pitch And out of her own goodness make the net That shall enmesh them all". As an incarnation of evil and a catalyst of jealousy, vengeance and murder, Iago is the mainspring of Othello. One of Shakespeare's most intriguing characters, Iago sets out to convince Othello of his wife's infidelity with Cassio. His motives are diverse - revenge, vanity, envy - but he succeeds in arousing strong suspicions in Othello's breast. Though noble and courageous, Othello finally allows himself to be duped by the coldly calculating Iago, and 'Chaos is come again'. This edition of the text contains notes, a glossary and an introduction. Издание полностью на английском...
ISBN: 978-0-14-062365-9
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on" Dramatic and powerful in its scope, Othello explores the perils of suspicion and jealousy and the ensuing breakdown of relationships and disaster that can arise from such emotions. Othello, a revered soldier, secretly marries Desdemona, the daughter of a Venetian senator, but is led to believe that she has been unfaithful to him by his ensign, Iago, leading to tragic events.
ISBN: 978-0-00-790240-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
`Othello` has long been recognised as one of the most powerful of Shakespeare`s tragedies. This is an intense drama of love, deception, jealousy and destruction. Desdemona`s love for Othello, the Moor, transcends racial prejudice; but the envious lago conspires to devastate their lives. In its vivid rendering of racism, sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisation, `Othello` is arguably the most topical and accessible tragedy from Shakespeare`s major phase as a dramatist. Productions on stage and screen regularly renew its power to engross, impress and trouble the imagination.
ISBN: 1-85326-018-5
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 1996
Dazzled by the golden prince, Mary`s joy is cut short when she discovers that she is a pawn in the dynastic plots of her family. When the capricious king`s interest wanes, Mary is ordered to pass on her knowledge of how to please him to her friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Anne soon becomes irresistible to Henry, and Mary can do nothing but watch her ambitious sister`s rise. From now on, Mary will be no more than the other Boleyn girl. But beyond the court is a man who dares to challenge the power of her family to offer Mary a life of freedom and passion. If only she has the courage to break away - before the Boleyn enemies turn on the Boleyn Формат: 13 см х 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-00-651400-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: август 2011
A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl, in which Mary, Queen of Scots, fights to regain her kingdom whilst under the guard of Queen Elizabeth`s trusted accomplice, Bess of Hardwick Mary is Queen of Scotland but she has been forced to flee her land and take refuge in an England that is ruled by her cousin Elizabeth. But England, precarious in its Protestant state, set against the mighty powers of Spain, France and Rome, doesn`t need a charismatic Catholic figurehead at large. So Elizabeth`s chief advisor, Cecil, devises a plan in which Mary will live under guard with his trusted accomplice: Bess of Hardwick. Bess is a self-made woman, a shrewd survivor. She is newly married to her...
ISBN: 978-0-00-719214-4
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The agent: Jojo, a high-flying literary agent on the up, has just made a very bad career move: she`s jumped into bed with her married boss, Mark... The bestseller: Jojo`s sweet-natured client Lily`s first novel is a roaring success. She and lover Anton celebrate by spending the advance for her second book. Then she gets writer`s block... The unknown: Gemma used to be Lily`s best friend - until Lily `stole` Anton. Now she`s writing her own story - painfully and hilariously - when supershark Jojo stumbles across it... Three girls hoping and sometimes needing to make it big in the publishing world. But did anybody ever tell them that there`s always another side to every story?
ISBN: 978-0-241-95932-9
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2012
A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl, in which Mary, Queen of Scots, fights to regain her kingdom whilst under the guard of Queen Elizabeth`s trusted accomplice, Bess of Hardwick Mary is Queen of Scotland but she has been forced to flee her land and take refuge in an England that is ruled by her cousin Elizabeth. But England, precarious in its Protestant state, set against the mighty powers of Spain, France and Rome, doesn`t need a charismatic Catholic figurehead at large. So Elizabeth`s chief advisor, Cecil, devises a plan in which Mary will live under guard with his trusted accomplice: Bess of Hardwick. Bess is a self-made woman, a shrewd survivor. She is newly married to her...
ISBN: 978-0-00-730555-1
Издательство:
Collins
Дата выхода: август 2011
Other Colours is a collection of immediate relevance and timeless value, ranging from lyrical autobiography to criticism of literature and culture, from humour to political analysis, from delicate evocations of his friendship with his daughter Ruya to provocative discussions of Eastern and Western art. It also covers Pamuk`s recent, high profile, court case. My Father`s Suitcase, Pamuk`s 2006 Nobel Lecture, a brilliant illumination of what it means to be a writer, completes the selection from the figure who is now without doubt one of international literature`s most eminent and popular figures.
ISBN: 978-0-571-23764-7
Издательство:
Faber
Дата выхода: июль 2011