The Women of Othello: Shakespeare's Reinterpretation of "A Moorish Captain"

The Women of Othello: Shakespeare's Reinterpretation of "A Moorish Captain"

William Shakespeare’s source for his tragedy Othello is the Italian novella “A Moorish Captain,” written by Giraldi Cinthio in 1565 as part of his work Hecatommithi. Shakespeare’s retelling of the story is particularly interesting because Shakespeare alters the roles of the important female characte...

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Main Author: Shastri, Gauri Ganesh
Format: Others
Published: 2017
Online Access:https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/10205/1/Shastri_HallettSmithPrize_2017.pdf
Shastri, Gauri Ganesh (2017) The Women of Othello: Shakespeare's Reinterpretation of "A Moorish Captain". Other, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6KYB-S819. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05242017-164712824 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05242017-164712824>

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https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/10205/1/Shastri_HallettSmithPrize_2017.pdf
Shastri, Gauri Ganesh (2017) The Women of Othello: Shakespeare's Reinterpretation of "A Moorish Captain". Other, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6KYB-S819. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05242017-164712824 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05242017-164712824>

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