Discover Verona with author Sue Barnard
Today, I welcome the lovely Sue Barnard to My Place. Not only is Sue a highly talented writer, she's also a history nut (sound familiar?) - and she studied Italian and French, two languages I love. :-) Sue's novel, The Ghostly Father , tells an alternative story to Romeo & Juliet , the world's most famous – and most tragic – romance. Today, she's telling us more about them, and their city of Verona... ~~~ Roman Arena Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life, Whose misadventured, piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents’ strife… Shakespeare So begins William Shakespeare’s tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet, the story for which the city of Verona is justly famous. In fact, more than one-third of Shakespea...