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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Autograph letters, signed and unsigned, from Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, London, to Edmund Kean |
| Document Type | Autograph; Manuscript; Letters |
| Reference | Y.c. 1427 (1 and 2) |
| Case Study | Oth20 |
| Publication Date | 14 Oct - 20 Oct 1818 |
| Date of Production | n.d. |
| Description | A letter from the Duchess of Devonshire to Kean asking him to play Othello and a second letter thanking him for doing so. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Love and Marriage; War, Empire and Colonialism |
| Roles | Edmund Kean - Othello |
| Content Keywords | love, race, jealousy, betrayal, deceit, infidelity, crime, death, justice, soldier |
| Context Keywords | actor, character |
| Play | Othello |
| Library | Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue. |