Othello Circumcised

Othello enters the play as a Gentile king in the tradition of Epiphany imagery, but falls out of covenant by the end of the play, revealing the dark side of monotheism.
“Othello Circumcise: Shakespeare and the Pauline Discourse of Nations.” Representations 57 (1997): 73-89. Copyright Representations.
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