Othello : Paperback : Dover Publications Inc. : 9780486290973 : 0486290972 : 02 Jan 2000 : Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare\'s life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. This book contains information on the source from which Shakespeare derived \"Othello\"--selections from Giraldi Cinthio\'s \"Hecatommithi\". Special introduction by Alvin Kernan, Princeton University.