Отело / Othello / Двуезично издание
Othello / Отело / Bilingual Edition

Author(s): William Shakespeare
Contributor(s): Alexander Shurbanov (Translator), Kantcho Kanev (Illustrator)
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Foreign languages learning, Poetry, Studies of Literature, Comparative Linguistics, Other Language Literature, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Translation Studies, Theory of Literature, Drama
Published by: Издателство »Изток-Запад«
Keywords: William Shakespeare; Othello; tragedy; play; bilingual edition; library; original text; poetic; tragedy; translation; classical works; dramaturgy; Еnglish; literature; classics; book;books;
Summary/Abstract: Shakespeare’s Othello is the second book of the new bilingual library "English Poetic Classics" by the East-West Publishing House. The bilingual format of this library provides readers with the opportunity to get deeper into the subtleties of the text regarding some of the most valuable works of English literature by comparing original text and its translation, and also to get into the specifics of poetic translation of classical works. In Othello, Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona that begins with elopement and mutual devotion and ends with jealous rage and death. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet most readers and audiences believe the couple’s strong love would overcome these differences were it not for Iago, who sets out to destroy Othello. Iago’s false insinuations about Desdemona’s infidelity draw Othello into his schemes, and Desdemona is subjected to Othello’s horrifying verbal and physical assaults.

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