Othello, the Moor of Venice

Introduction

Reception

Sources

Setting, characters, and plot

The time scheme

The play in performance

Playing black

Othello and Iago

Desdemona

Emilia and Bianca

Cassio and Roderigo

Interpretation

Reading blackness

"Othello" and discovery

"Othello" and the monstrous

Place, office, and occupation

Love, service, and identity

The place of women

Conclusion

Editorial procedures

Abbreviations and references

The tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice

Appendix A. The date of the play

Appendix B. The texts of the play

The textual problem

Quarto and Folio

The scholarly debate

Conclusion

Appendix C. Giraldi Cinthio : "Gli Hecatommithi," third decade, seventh novella / translated by Bruno Ferraro

Appendix D. The music in the play / Linda Phyllis Austern

Appendix E. Alterations to lineation

Appendix F. Longer notes