Barry Wood<\/p>\n
\u201cOthello\u201d is one of the most celebrated of Shakespeare\u2019s tragedies, but also one of the most controversial. The controversy arises mainly\u2014though not
\nexclusively\u2014from the portrayal of Othello himself: \u201c the Moor of Venice\u201d. The course will concentrate on detailed study of the text with a focus on language, characterization and plot.
\nIt will also consider major productions and performances, particularly those involving Paul Robeson, Lawrence Olivier, and more recently James Earl Jones and Lawrence Fishburne.
\nSidney Poitier refused an offer to play the part. It\u2019s a tangled web and morally perplexing for the 21 st century reader and theatre-goer. However, it\u2019s worth reflecting on the words of
\nAyanna Thompson in her introduction to the 2016 Revised Edition of the Arden Shakespeare: \u201cWhile Othello continues to inspire artists, audience members and scholars to re-tell the story
\nas a way to control the play\u2019s stories, frames and contexts, it really should inspire a new breed of listener, one who can discern the significance and validity of those stories, frames and
\ncontexts\u201d.<\/p>\n
Recommended Reading: Please buy or borrow the Arden Revised Edition (2016) of the play and\/or the Penguin Classics series, edited by Kenneth Muir\u2014first issued 1968; reissued
\n2005\/ 2015.<\/p>\n
Day: Thursdays <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Time<\/strong>: 10.30-12.30<\/p>\n 8 weeks, 3\u00a0October \u2013 28 November 2024 Mid-term break: 31 October.<\/strong><\/p>\n Venue: Bookings for all lectures<\/p>\n
\nCross Street Chapel,
\nCross Street,
\nManchester
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\n Price<\/strong><\/td>\n Concessions<\/strong><\/td>\n Minimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n Maximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u00a380<\/td>\n n\/a<\/td>\n 12<\/td>\n 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n