Iago's Art of War: The "Machiavellian Moment" in Othello.

The article presents the author's comments on the fictitious character Iago, William Shakespeare most accomplished rhetorician. It states that his performance was deeply informed by the doctrines of Niccolo Machiavelli and proves to be an assiduous student of the military strategy or "bookish theore...

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Published in:	Modern Philology Vol. 106; no. 3; pp. 497 - 530
Main Author:	Jacobsen, Ken
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	University of Chicago Press Feb2009
Subjects:	Iago (Fictional character) Literary characters Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527 Machiavellianism (Psychology)
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