Shakespeare, 'Othello' and Domestic Tragedy

Often set in domestic environments and built around protagonists of more modest status than traditional tragic subjects, ''domestic tragedy'' was a genre that flourished on the Renaissance stage from 1580-1620. Shakespeare, ''Othello'', and Domestic Tragedy is the first book to examine Shakespeare''s relationship to the genre by way of the King''s and Chamberlain''s Men''s ownership and production...