I found out that the Richard III society is holding its annual meeting in Worcester September 28-30. We saw Ian McKellen’s Richard III at the movie theatre (back in the days when were able to go out to movies) and then once at the Boulder Shakespeare Festival. The movie is set in late 1930s fascist England and underscores the timeless nature of Shakespeare.
On other literary fronts, I’m still savoring Don Quixote. I read a particularly relevant passage this morning:
“I am not pregnant by anybody,” responded Sancho, “and I’m not a man to let myself get pregnant, even by the King.
The snippet is from the Edith Grossman translation, which I like much more than others I’ve attempted unsuccessfully to read. The Ormsky translation has great woodcut illustrations by Gustave Doré.
Don Quixote is required background reading for my favorite beach author: The incomparable Arturo Perez-Reverta. I just finished the Sun over Breda and am reading The Seville Communion. His books are always well -represented at my favorite bookstore, Books on the Square.
