Othello (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Jealousy, Deception, and the Jacobean Stage from Venice to CyprusBy William Shakespeare
Length17h 56m
About this audiobook
This volume pairs the unabridged text of Othello with a classic biographical account of Shakespeare's life, inviting readers to encounter both the tragedy and the world from which it emerged. Othello stands among Shakespeare's darkest achievements: a tightly wrought drama of love, jealousy, racial difference, military honor, and psychological manipulation. Its verse moves from courtly dignity to fractured anguish, while Iago's chilling prose and insinuating rhetoric place the play within the mature tragic period that also produced Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth. William Shakespeare, actor, shareholder, and playwright of the Elizabethan and Jacobean stage, wrote for a theatre attuned to political anxiety, social hierarchy, and the instability of identity. His experience in London's commercial playhouses sharpened his instinct for dramatic pace, public spectacle, and inward complexity. A biography alongside the play helps illuminate the conditions of authorship, performance, patronage, and cultural imagination that shaped his treatment of Venice, Cyprus, and the outsider-hero. This edition is recommended for students, general readers, and seasoned admirers who want more than the play alone. It offers a rewarding union of primary text and literary-historical context, deepening appreciation of Shakespeare's artistry and the enduring moral force of Othello.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length17 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 27, 2014
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Othello (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Othello (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare
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6Persons Represented
7ACT I
8ACT II
9ACT III
10ACT IV
11ACT V
12The Life of William Shakespeare
13PREFACE
14I—PARENTAGE AND BIRTH
15II—CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, AND MARRIAGE
16III—THE FAREWELL TO STRATFORD
17IV—ON THE LONDON STAGE
18V.—EARLY DRAMATIC EFFORTS
19VI—THE FIRST APPEAL TO THE READING PUBLIC
20VII—THE SONNETS AND THEIR LITERARY HISTORY
21VIII—THE BORROWED CONCEITS OF THE SONNETS
22IX—THE PATRONAGE OF THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON
23X—THE SUPPOSED STORY OF INTRIGUE IN THE SONNETS
24XI—THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMATIC POWER
25XII—THE PRACTICAL AFFAIRS OF LIFE
26XIII—MATURITY OF GENIUS
27XIV—THE HIGHEST THEMES OF TRAGEDY
28XV—THE LATEST PLAYS
29XVI—THE CLOSE OF LIFE
30XVII—SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS
31XVIII—AUTOGRAPHS, PORTRAITS, AND MEMORIALS
32XIX—BIBLIOGRAPHY
33XX—POSTHUMOUS REPUTATION
34XXI—GENERAL ESTIMATE
35APPENDIX (pt. 1)
36APPENDIX (pt. 2)
37Analysis
38Reflection
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