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Othello / a novel by Julius Lester.

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A prose retelling of Shakespeare's play in which a jealous general is duped into thinking that his wife has been unfaithful, with tragic consequences.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lester, Julius, 1939-2018
Other Authors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, O'Brien, Tim (Illustrator)
Other title:Brian E. Lebowitz Collection of 20th Century Jewish American Literature.
Format: Book
Language:English
Donor:Lebowitz copy gift of Brian E. Lebowitz.
Published: New York ; Toronto ; London ; Auckland ; Sydney : Scholastic Inc., ©1995.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Othello > Juvenile fiction.
Jealousy > Juvenile fiction.
Othello > (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Juvenile fiction.
Betrayal > Juvenile fiction.
Deception > Juvenile fiction.
Pride and vanity > Juvenile fiction.
Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Love.
Publishers' advertisements > 1995.
Authors' presentation inscription (Provenance) > Lester > 1995.
Juvenile works.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Desdemona
  • Michael pays a visit
  • Othello and Desdemona in the great hall
  • Iago
  • Othello speaks with Michael Cassio
  • Michael's regrets
  • Othello and Desdemona
  • Lord Bertrand hears the news
  • Iago pays a visit
  • The king remembers
  • Lord Bertrand fights for his daughter
  • Iago begins his plot
  • Michael Cassio pleads with Desdemona
  • Iago plants seeds
  • Iago waters the seeds
  • Ashaki
  • The seeds sprout
  • Othello confronts Desdemona
  • Elsewhere
  • Othello finds the handkerchief
  • Othello and Desdemona
  • Murder
  • The last kiss.
  • Othello
  • What is the play about?
  • Characters
  • The language of Othello
  • Is Othello a racist play?
  • 'Far more fair than black'
  • Critics' forum
  • Coroner's investigation
  • Othello in performance
  • William Shakespeare.

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