
This edition of Othello is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists (including websites) and classroom notes, allowing students to master Shakespeare's work.About the Series:Newly redesigned and easier to read, each play in the Oxford School Shakespeare series includes the complete and unabridged text, detailed and clear explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters. Also included is a wide range of questions and activities for work in class, together with the historical background to Shakespeare's England, a brief biography of Shakespeare, and a complete list of his plays.
This edition of Othello investigates the complexities of Shakespeare's tragedy by providing a structured pedagogical framework for student comprehension. Roma Gill utilizes her expertise in Elizabethan literature to curate an edition that balances the original, unabridged text with extensive explanatory apparatus. The book serves as a comprehensive study guide, integrating historical context, linguistic analysis, and classroom-oriented activities to facilitate a deeper engagement with the play's themes and structure.
What You Will Find
Educators frequently identify this series as a foundational resource for secondary school students encountering Shakespeare for the first time. The inclusion of on-page notes and structured scene summaries is widely regarded as an effective method for demystifying the dense language of the original text.
Page Count:
174
Publication Date:
2009-05-23
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198328737
ISBN-13:
9780198328735
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