Shakespeare, 'Othello' and Domestic Tragedy

by Sean Benson

Book Overview

Often set in domestic environments and built around protagonists of more modest status than traditional tragic subjects, 'domestic tragedy' was a genre that flourished on the Renaissance stage from 1580-1620. Shakespeare, 'Othello', and Domestic Tragedy is the first book to examine Shakespeare's relationship to the genre by way of the King's and Chamberlain's Men's ownership and production of many of the domestic tragedies, and of the genre's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472508874
• ISBN13: 9781472508874
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"