Jul 20, 2006 | Books - Cut Scenes - Publishing - The Novel
Continuing from the last Cut Scene: Quartesolo derived its name from the Latin quartum milium solum, meaning "fourth mile", as it stood four miles from Vicenza down the ancient Roman via Emilia which linked Vicenza and Padua. The Roman mile measured 1477...
Jul 19, 2006 | Books - Cut Scenes - Publishing
This is taken from my very first draft of the book. In later versions, the bulky knight we follow on this ride is the Count of San Bonifacio. In the final draft poor Ponzino gets very short shrift. I feel it’s only right to let him have his moment of bravery, in...
Jul 18, 2006 | Books - Cut Scenes - Travel
Okay, now that I have introduced the Count, here is the first major cut from an earlier draft of this book. In the original Prologue, we didn’t follow Ciolo, but Ponzino de Ponzoni (his real name!), the leader of the Paduan attackers. Later this switched to...
Jul 17, 2006 | Books - Publishing - Shakespeare - The Novel - Travel
Vicenza The Following Morning The Count of San Bonifacio sat on horseback atop a hill overlooking the walls of San Pietro, a suburb of Vicenza. An old soldier, beneath the metal protecting his arms the muscles were thick from years of slinging a sword. The beefy hands...
Jul 15, 2006 | Books - Shakespeare - Theatre
A bit about names. Mariotto and Gianozza (also known as Lord and Lady Montague) are both taken from Masuccio Salernitano’s 33rd Novel from IL NOVELLINO – an early version of the R&J story involving secret marriages, deaths of kinsmen, and a young groom...
