‘There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.’ This quote has nothing special to do with August, but we have been watching film versions of Hamlet and it is one of my favourite Shakespeare quotes, so there it is. Happy August, everyone. Stay safe, don’t stop being careful.
As
always, this promo for the book Shakespeare calling – the book. Indie
authors like myself need support more than ever when we cannot arrange book signings
and lectures. Therefore, sales are down drastically. I do so hope you will
help me by ordering the book online. Thank you.
The book is available
for those of you in Great Britain and parts of Europe on this site:
Also
available on http://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Calling-book-Ruby-Jand/dp/9163782626/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1436073737&sr=1-1&keywords=Ruby+Jand+shakespeare+calling
Or
in Sweden
http://www.bokus.com/bok/9789163782626/shakespeare-calling-the-book/
or
Adlibris. Or contact the publisher info@vulkan.se
I would be thrilled to get an email from
you if you bought the book. rubyjandshakespearecalling@gmail.com
Shakespeare sightings:
- As we know Buffy’s friends are well educated and on one occasion as Buffy half-heartedly assembles the troop to go after some demons, Giles reflects, ‘Not exactly a St Crispin’s speech. We few, we happy few…’ To which Spike mutters, ‘We band of buggers.’
- In Magnus Västerbro’s bok Svälten: Hungeråren som formade Sverige (Famine: the years that formed Sweden) he mentions the malignant rumour that Shakespeare bought up grain and hoarded it, refusing to sell or donate it to starving neighbours. Västerbro takes the stand that Shakespeare wasn’t hoarding, he was merely putting aside enough to keep his own family fed, as any father would do. Thank you, Magnus. I think you’re right.
Films with a
Shakespeare connection seen this month - see reviews on https://rubyjandsfilmblog.blogspot.com/
- Atomic Blonde – James McAvoy is
in Macbeth Re-Told
- Kong Skull Island
- Tom
Hiddleston is in The Hollow Crown as Hal then Henry V. Brilliant.
- House of D: Anton Telchin is in Cymbeline and Robin Williams is
in Dead Poets Society, which has a lot of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
in it, and in Hamlet.
- Tenet: Clémence Poésy is
in The Hollow Crown. Kenneth Branagh has been known to have Shakespeare connections
once or twice.
Further since last
time:
- Watched: Three versions of Hamlet, by Brook (Adrian Lester), Doran (David Tennant) and Branagh (Branaugh.
- Wrote: my text on Hamlet, the character of Ophelia and how she is portrayed.
Posted this month:
- This report
- Ophelia text https://rubyjandshakespearecalling.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-many-several-ophelias-in-hamlet.html
Shakespeare
Calling – the book is promoted by http://shakespearesallskapet.se/
Read more about my alter ego’s books, in one of which
Shakespeare appears live and in person, on:
- https://themerlinchronicles.wordpress.com/ruby-and-shakespeare/shakespeare-calling-the-book/
- https://themerlinchronicles.wordpress.com/ruby-and-shakespeare/spoiler-merlin-and-shakespeare/
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