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Page 302
... ocular proof ' in Othello has of course been noted by many critics and scholars , but surprisingly few have given it more than a few desultory remarks . " The classic and most extensive reading of the visual language of the play is to ...
... ocular proof ' in Othello has of course been noted by many critics and scholars , but surprisingly few have given it more than a few desultory remarks . " The classic and most extensive reading of the visual language of the play is to ...
Page 321
... ocular proof , he says , Othello must be content with " imputation and strong circumstances , / Which lead directly to the door of truth " ( 412- 13 ) . But the problem is that ' imputations ' and ' circumstances ' do not open that door ...
... ocular proof , he says , Othello must be content with " imputation and strong circumstances , / Which lead directly to the door of truth " ( 412- 13 ) . But the problem is that ' imputations ' and ' circumstances ' do not open that door ...
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... ocular proof is gendered ; does the play associate ocu- lar proof with the ' cave - keeping evils ' of eye - obsessed men like Othello and Tarquin ? The idea is indeed suggestive , but it is also at odds with other , more explicit ...
... ocular proof is gendered ; does the play associate ocu- lar proof with the ' cave - keeping evils ' of eye - obsessed men like Othello and Tarquin ? The idea is indeed suggestive , but it is also at odds with other , more explicit ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | iii |
THE DARK LANTERN | 45 |
THE REFORMED EYE | 107 |
Copyright | |
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