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hi,
Could you please tell me about some books that may help me in understanding the play Othello by Shakespeare?
Thank you in advance.
 

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The first one you should read is Othello by Shakespeare. Have you read it?
 

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Try Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare (Charles & Mary Lamb, so I suppose it should be Lambs' Tales :lol: :lol:).

These are most of the plays put into simplified prose. Aimed at English young people, they are a very good introduction for anyone. I believe they were written about 200 years ago, but are still a good read today.

You can Google the title and find it on the web. (Or should that be the internet?)
 

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The first one you should read is Othello by Shakespeare. Have you read it?

hi,
In fact, not yet but it is a must because I have it in the programme and I will start reading it next week.
 

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It will be worth seeking out a new edition of Shakespeare's plays with the original text on the left-hand pages and a modern version on the right, which I was looking at recently in Borders.

They would have been a godsend for me in my schooldays.

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It will be worth seeking out a new edition of Shakespeare's plays with the original text on the left-hand pages and a modern version on the right, which I was looking at recently in Borders.

They would have been a godsend for me in my schooldays.

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Yes, they are an excellent resource.
One series is the Shakespeare Made Easy: <Play Name>, Hutchinson.
However, I fear that left-hand pages would be rarely read.
 

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Yes, they are an excellent resource.
One series is the Shakespeare Made Easy: <Play Name>, Hutchinson.
However, I fear that left-hand pages would be rarely read.


Hii,
Don't you know any book of criticism on Othello? Thank you.
 

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Try Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human by Harold Bloom.
 

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Hii,
Don't you know any book of criticism on Othello? Thank you.

Yes, I could you give you hundreds of references on Othello. But you could also find them too by doing a web search - perhaps not as easily, but it's your assignment.
Ask again after you've read the play.
 

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Yes, I could you give you hundreds of references on Othello. But you could also find them too by doing a web search - perhaps not as easily, but it's your assignment.
Ask again after you've read the play.

Ok thank you. Do not forget me I will be back with so many questions :up: ^^
 
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