Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Publication Title

Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England

Volume

26

Pages

207-239

Abstract

A critique is presented of the play "Othello" by William Shakespeare, focusing on a reference from Othello's final speech to an incident in Aleppo, Syria that the author attributes to the manuscript essay "A True Discourse" by George Manwaring, a companion of English adventurer Sir Anthony Sherley. Early 17th century British history, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and Queen Elizabeth I are mentioned, as well as references in the works to Turks and the censorship of English literature.

Comments

© Imtiaz Habib

Posted with the permission of the author and the publisher.

Original Publication Citation

Habib, I. (2013). Othello's "malignant Turk" and George Manwaring's "A True Discourse": The cultural politics of a textual derivation. Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England, 26, 207-239.

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