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Jan 22, 2019 her many roles included desdemona in othello and ophelia in hamlet, but she was especially charming in comedy. Folger shakespeare library, the worlds leading center for shakespeare studies the folger shakespeare library, home to the worlds largest shakespeare collection, brings othello to life with this new fulllength, fullcast dramatic recording of its definitive folger edition. The tragedy of othello, the moor of venice william. Othello the moor of venice william shakespeare with related readings the emc masterpiece series access editions emcparadigm publishing st. In othello, william shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic moor othello and the venetian lady desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual. Word choice in othello barbara mowat, coeditor of the folger editions, discusses how different word choices affect how a line of shakespeare can be interpreted. Folger shakespeare library collection resources oer commons.
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Othello folger shakespeare library series free pdf, chm. Full text, summaries, illustrations, guides for reading, and more. It has the worlds largest collection of the printed works of william shakespeare, and is a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period 15001750. Listen to arun raths report on giuseppe monteverdis othello, the moor of venice on nprs all things considered. Articles address each topic as it relates to the folger and the folger collection. Shakespeare s sisters and modern sonnets by folger education in teaching and learning students will understand that many different kinds of sonnets are being written today and will read sonnets addressing familiar themes in contemporary language. Othello, a moorish general in the venetian army, and his treacherous ensign, iago. Read download othello folger shakespeare library pdf pdf. Download othello folger shakespeare library in pdf and epub formats for free. A companion to the folger shakespeare library edition. Tracy chevalier will be reading from new boy at the folger shakespeare library on thu, may 25, at 7. Home to the worlds largest shakespeare collection, the folger shakespeare library is a worldclass center for scholarship, learning, culture, and the arts. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order.
For the folger shakespeare library, im folger director michael witmore. The troubled production was filmed over the course of three years as welles time and money permitted, in mogador, morocco and venice. Readers of the new folger editions are part of this. Oct 27, 2011 this is an entertaining othello, but it could still use a touch more thought and a touch less drama. The folger shakespeare library is an independent research library on capitol hill in washington, d. To learn more about the plot and early printing history of othello, please see the folger s shakespeare s works and the british library s shakespeare in quarto site, which also contains information about additional copies of this edition. Aldridges major london break came, sadly, with edmund keans death. Support the folger sign up for our newsletters shop hours. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading othello folger shakespeare library. Shakespeare s plays in folger digital texts are from the folger shakespeare library editions, edited by barbara mowat and paul werstine and published by simon and schuster. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading king lear folger shakespeare library. Home to the worlds largest shakespeare collection, the folger is dedicated to advancing knowledge and the arts. Roderigo thou toldst me thou didst hold him in thy hate.
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