Citing Shakespeare : The Reinterpretation of Race in Contemporary Literature and Art

Annotation Focusing on Shakespeare and race, this book addresses the status of Othello in our culture. Erickson shows that contemporary writers' revisions of Shakespeare can have a political impact on our vision of America Introduction: Allusion as Revision Multicultural Legacies Allusive Affinities Othello and/or Venice Worlds Elsewhere Acknowledgements Index A study of Shakespeare and race in contemporary culture, with a focus on "Othello."