The Texts of Othello and Shakespearean Revision

One milestone that did not escape notice, however, was Honigmann's The Instability of Shakespeare's Text, which some thirty years ago revolutionised the way in which w e thought about play texts of the Renaissance in general and Shakespeare's in particular. Honigmann was a postmodern, introducing the principle of radical uncertainty, long before most of us had ever thought of what postmodernity might be.

To the extent that Honigmann's new book is a model of scholarly thoroughness, clarity and precision, it must serve as compulsory reading for anyone Reviews entering the field of editorial work in relation to Shakespeare's texts or, indeed, any other play texts of the period. The middle chapters provide a masterly exposition of the process of editorial scholarship at work.

Overall, however, this book leaves one not a little disappointed. Let us see why. The book arose out of Honigmann's projected Othello for the third series of the 'Arden' edition. There were so many editorial problems that Honigmann found himself writing another book alongside the edition itseti.

Like others before him, Honigmann found both the late Ql and FI equally marred with imperfections. There were not the huge discrepancies between Q and F that have fuelled the unresolved textual arguments over Hamlet and King Lear. Nevertheless, in the words of another editor of Othello, Alvin Kernan, the differences 'present an editor with a series of most difficult questions about what to print at any given point where the two texts are in disagreement' Introduction to the Complete Signet Classic edition.

At this stage w e should note that Kernan and other editors of recent times have followed W.

The Texts of Othello and Shakespearean Revision

Greg in preferring F as the better of two manifestly imperfect texts. Honigmann proposes a family tree of texts that looks like this: In the end, Honigmann finds himseU making a marginal, though reluctant, choice in favour of Q, against the current of received critical opinion. It does not take the genius of a Wittgenstein to see that the paradigm represented above both reflects and directs a closed circuit within Honigmann's editorial judgement in several ways. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

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Thompson's introduction recognizes and incorporates the vast critical world of early modern race studies that has developed in the past twenty years William Shakespeare was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. This second edition of Othello has a new, illustrated introduction by leading American scholar Ayanna Thompson, which addresses such key issues as race, religion and gender, as well as looking at ways in which the play has been adapted in more recent times.

Othello is one of Shakespeares great tragedieswritten in the same five-year period as Hamlet, King Lear , and Macbeth.

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The new introduction attends to the plays different meanings throughout history, while articulating the historical context in which Othello was created, paying particular attention to Shakespeares source materials and the evidence about early modern constructions of racial and religious difference. It also explores the life of the play in different historical moments, demonstrating how meanings and performances develop, accrue, and metamorphose over time.

The volume provides a rich and current resource, making this best-selling play edition ideal for today's students at advanced school and undergraduate level. Read more Read less. Credit offered by NewDay Ltd, over 18s only, subject to status.

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Showing of 3, reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. The book arrived quickly and was purchased for my daughter who is learning the play at school. The book itself is fantastic, broken down into describing the characters and the play itself. Each page has the original version of the play on the left hand side and the plain English version on the right.

This makes learning and understanding easier and far more enjoyable. Overall the No Fear series seems to be an amazing tool and fantastic value and quality. This is because of the fact that the text is clearly set out, and it also includes modern English references and annotations at the side to help with understanding. This is very convenient Furthermore, there are also some small diagrams and full page photographs of the play in action which I find quite beneficial in expressing the mood and tone of the play.

Although it is a slightly more expensive edition than others such as the Wordsworth Classics, it is a very well presented edition with good space for annotations, and I am thoroughly happy that I chose to purchase this one. Just what I wanted and needed. We are rehearsing this play for our open air theatre performance in Walthamstow at the end of June The book was ordered as "used"but just has some notes made in pencil by the previous owner. It is fine for my needs and was delivered promptly.

Can not say much more about the purchase at the moment. I do not know the play but will be getting to know and understand the play as our rehearsals progress.

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I can happily give another review at a later date if requested. Yes, you can view the content for free on the Sparknotes website, but when it comes to revision, actually having the text in front of you works best. I love the modern translation alongside the Shakespearian language. Works so, so well. The only down side is that there is not an actual copy of the play and then notes on the page next to it as I expected, so I would recommend buying a cheap copy of the play with this. So it was that the masque never lived for me on the page.