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PAPERBACK ISBN: 0-88258-191-0 $23.95
Pub Date: 1997
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Othello: New Essays by Black Writers Edited by Mythili Kaul
Othello: New Essays by Black Writers, edited by Mythili Kaul, is an anthology of essays on race and racism in Shakespeare’s classic Othello by an impressive group of theater persons, writers, and critics: Playthell Benjamin, Sheila Rose Bland, Elliott Butler-Evans, Maryse Condé, Lucille P. Fultz, Earle Hyman, Jacquelyn Y. McLendon, James A. McPherson, S. E. Ogude, Ishmael Reed, Edward Washington, John A. Williams, and Al Young. The critical question addressed in the anthology is whether Othello is a racist play written by a racist playwright for a racist audience, or instead a play about racism, with the character Iago as the embodiment of racist attitudes. The perspectives, approaches, and conclusions of the essays are diverse, yet the contributors share in common a recognition that the issues Othello raises continue to be highly relevant today—especially with regard to colonial exploitation, cultural relativism, and, of course, race.
About the Editor
Mythili Kaul is professor and head, Department of English, University of Delhi, India. Dr. Kaul received a master’s degree from the University of Delhi. She received a second master’s degree from Yale University. The recipient of numerous honors, including a Senior Fulbright Research Award, Dr. Kaul is a member of the Executive of the Shakespeare Society of India; licentiate in Elocution, Trinity College of Music, London; and editor, Yearly Review.
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