Othello - Barnes & Noble Shakespeare Author:William Shakespeare 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 C... more »inthio's "Hecatommithi". Special introduction by Alvin Kernan, Princeton University.« less