Othello, the Baroque, and Religious Mentalities
Gilbert, Anthony
Early Modern Literary Studies 7.2 (September, 2001)
Abstract
Is Othello an early English example of the European baroque? Are the religious mentalities of the central figures related to this historic moment of religious doubt? Can we suggest that Othello touches on the central themes of the counter-reformation, and triumphantly reasserts old catholic belief against the dismissive cynicism of the reformed religion of protestant Europe? The writer suggests that these are possible implications in a play that explores the challenge of uncertainty as well as the recovery of faith.
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