From the Book - Regular Print
Tragedy and the Popular Tradition 2 --
Othello's Italian Source 7 --
Poetic and Dramatic Patterns 15 --
2 Historical Context: Race and Religion 27 --
3 Historical Context: Love and Marriage 77 --
Shakespearean Love Poetry 87 --
A Renaissance Woman's View of Men and Love 89 --
Consent and Contract of Marriage 91 --
Duties and Responsibilities of Marriage 93 --
4 Historical Context: War and the Military 101 --
Soldiers, Ensigns, and Lieutenants 110 --
Office of the General and Certain Laws of the Field 114 --
5 Performance and Interpretation 119 --
Theater from the Restoration to the Nineteenth Century 131 --
Twentieth-Century Performances 147 --
Currents of Criticism: The Twentieth Century and Beyond 159 --
6 Contemporary Applications 171 --
from the Headlines 173 --
Domestic Violence: O. J. Simpson 173 --
Psychopathic Behavior: The Unabomber 186 --
Private Lives and Public Office: Bill Clinton 197 --
from the Storylines 209 --