The Handkerchief
A New Interpretation of Othello
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Book Details
Language :
English
Publication Date :
7/2/2008
Format :
Softcover
Dimensions :
5.5x8.5
Page Count :
178
ISBN :
9781425133931
About the Book
This book is in three parts: The Prologue relates three Shakespeare plays – The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth and, at greater length, Othello, to the Scriptures. It claims that the textual evidence shows Othello to be Shakespeare’s own great Mystery play.
The main section is a scene-by-scene commentary on Othello. It presents the drama as an unfolding prophecy accompanying the Judaeo- Christian story from Genesis to Revelation.
The third part –Epilogue- uncovers in the light of the Book of Revelation a Code within the English alphabet itself that in turn yields up the identity behind the poems and plays ascribed to William Shakespeare.