The Negro in English Literature: A Critical IntroductionA. H. Stockwell, 1962 - 176 pages |
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Page 37
... brown one . ' The brown or bronze of the Othellos of our theatres is a recent innovation , for " down to the time of Edmund Kean , so far as is known , Othello was always quite black " . It is strange , then , that Othello's true colour ...
... brown one . ' The brown or bronze of the Othellos of our theatres is a recent innovation , for " down to the time of Edmund Kean , so far as is known , Othello was always quite black " . It is strange , then , that Othello's true colour ...
Page 38
... brown man , but find it monstrous that she should have loved a black one . " In an interesting footnote to the question of Othello's being black or brown on the modern stage , Bradley 38 The Negro in English Literature.
... brown man , but find it monstrous that she should have loved a black one . " In an interesting footnote to the question of Othello's being black or brown on the modern stage , Bradley 38 The Negro in English Literature.
Page 50
... brown . The second stanza is worth quoting in its entirety : 1 Therefore , as it presents not to the view The whitely raw and unconcocted hue , Which beauty northern nations think the true ; So neither hath it that a dust aspect The ...
... brown . The second stanza is worth quoting in its entirety : 1 Therefore , as it presents not to the view The whitely raw and unconcocted hue , Which beauty northern nations think the true ; So neither hath it that a dust aspect The ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Shakespeare and the Man of Colour | 23 |
The Negro and Colour in Poetry | 48 |
Copyright | |
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