After nearly four centuries.... "...no writer of any land or age has ever had popularity and renown on such a colossal and astounding scale. There is no civilised, or even faintly civilised, nation which does not read, study, perform, salute (and actually enjoy) the works of William Shakespeare." Ivor Brown, SHAKESPEARE, A BIOGRAPHY 威廉•莎士比亚（William Shakespeare，1564—1616），英国文艺复兴时期最伟大的剧作家、诗人，欧洲文艺复兴时期人文主义文学的集大成者。他是一位空前也可说绝后的伟大戏剧诗人，是有史以来全世界最伟大的文豪。 莎士比亚的杰作是公认的人类文化瑰宝，而他最著名的四部巨著《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》和《麦克白斯》世称莎士比亚的“四大悲剧”，是人类文学史乃至文明使上最著名的篇章。本书的译本是著名的教授诗人孙大雨先生潜心于莎士比亚研究与翻译的重要成果。孙大雨先生是我国第一位用诗体翻译莎士比亚诗剧的学者，具有了不起的开创意义和独特的魅力与风格。中英双语插图珍藏本“莎士比亚四大悲剧”系列单行本，除收入莎剧原文之外，每部剧作还收入约翰•吉尔伯特爵士绘制的精美插图几十帧，以期满足读者研读莎剧、赏玩插图、图书收藏的需要

This edition of Othello provides: A clear and authoritative text,edited to the highest standards of scholarship. Detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text. A full,illustrated introduction to the play's historical,cultural and performance contexts. An in -depth survey of critical approaches to the play. A full index to the introduction and notes. A select bibliography of references and further reading. With a wealth of helpful and incisive commentary,The Arden Shakespeare is the finest edition of Shakespeare you can find. 经典权威，集莎学研究之大成，是学习者、研究者、收藏者的必备之选。

《奥瑟罗》是莎士比亚戏剧经典著作中的一本。