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BBC Sounds Spotlight: Shakespeare's Othello
A discussion of Shakespeare's Othello and its issues of race and nationality
Discovering Literature: Shakespeare & Renaissance Articles
Contains dozens of articles written for the British Library about Shakespeare's plays and the Renaissance Era
The English Renaissance in Context
Tutorials on some of Shakespeare's plays and a database of scanned texts from The Univeristy of Pennsylvania's Furness Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Othello
Contains a number of resources related to Othello
Internet Shakespeare Editions: Othello
Full-text, annotated plays and poems, supplemental information about Shakespeare's life and times, and criticism of his work
Looking for the Moor
For the BBC podcast The Shakespeare Sessions, Hugh Quarshie discusses Othello’s blackness, if the character coherent, and if the play racist
Othello Is a Play about Jealousy and Love
Information about the play from the Royal Shakespeare Company
Othello: What it means to be a Moor
For the BBC podcast The Shakespeare Sessions, Dr Islam Issa, Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University, discusses events in the 1600s that influenced the character of Othello
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Othello
Information about the play, including blog posts discussing many aspects of its themes, plot, and characters
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