Editing Othello (section)

==== Literature ====

[[Aphra Behn]]'s 1688 novel ''[[Oroonoko]]'', and its subsequent dramatisation by [[Thomas Southerne]], reset Othello's enslavement in the context of the then-current [[Atlantic slave trade|Atlantic triangle]].{{sfn|Neill|2008|p=15}}

In addition to his theatrical performances noted above, the play was also central to [[Konstantin Stanislavski]]'s writings, and to the development of his "[[Stanislavski's system|system]]". In particular, the part of Othello is a main subject of his book [[Creating a Role]].<ref>Gillies, p.&nbsp;272.</ref> In it, the characters of Tortzov, the director, and Kostya, the young actor – both partly autobiographical – rehearse the role of Othello in the opening act.<ref>Gillies, pp.&nbsp;277–278.</ref>

A plot-line in [[Farrukh Dhondy]]'s novel ''Black Swan'' involves the central character Lazarus, a freed slave, travelling to London in the time of Shakespeare and authoring many of the plays attributed to Shakespeare, including ''Othello'', in a production of which Lazarus plays the title character, and kills himself.<ref>Lanier, 2002, pp.&nbsp;135–136.</ref> The narrative voice of [[Caryl Phillips]] 1997 novel ''The Nature of Blood'' harangues Othello as a sexual and political sell-out.{{sfn|Neill|2008|p=12}} And in Sudanese novelist [[Tayeb Salih]]'s retelling of the ''Othello'' story, ''Season of Migration to the North'', the central character Mustafa Sa'eed, on trial for the murder of his white mistress, refuses to be judged by the standards of the play, declaring:

{{Blockquote|"Othello was a lie."{{sfn|Neill|2008|p=118}}}}