Tragedy of Othello : The Moor of Venice
, by Shakespeare, William- ISBN: 9780451526854 | 0451526856
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 4/1/1998
Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. This book contains information on the source from which Shakespeare derived "Othello"--selections from Giraldi Cinthio's "Hecatommithi." Special introduction by Alvin Kernan, Princeton University.