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Reddit mentions of Understanding Othello: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents (The Greenwood Press "Literature in Context" Series)
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| Height | 9.21 Inches |
| Length | 6.14 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | August 2000 |
| Weight | 1.17 Pounds |
| Width | 0.63 Inches |
It is generally believed that the plot of Othello, devoid racial issues, was derived from Giovanbatitista Giraldi Cinthio's De glib hecatommithi ("Hundred Tales," third decade, seventh story, 1565), also known as Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain").
The racial tension present in the play is thought to be drawn primarily from the 1600 translation of A Geographical Historie of Africa written by Leo Africanus, a Moroccan Muslim captured by Christian pirates and brought to Rome, where he converted to Catholicism.
His constructions of Venetian-Turkish affairs is thought to have been taken from Richard Knolle's General History of the Turkes (1603).
Since you are doing a presentation you probability looking for sources. I would recommend The Norton Shakespeare it has a great overview of the history of Shakespeare and his influences. It is quite common and should be found in most libraries, although it might be in the reference section.
If you are looking for something a little more substantive I would recommend:
by Faith Nostbakken
Good Luck!