Über David Hewsons Blog-Homepage gibt es ab heute und immer samstags (Einsendeschluss ist der 26.11., vor dem Erscheinungstermin des Audiobooks) Fragen, mit deren Antwort(en) man sich ein kostenloses Romeo-und-Julia-Hörbuch verdienen kann (Gewinnen - sagt David Hewson
Win a free copy of Romeo and Juliet narrated by Richard Armitage
AUG 27, 2016 | AUDIO, ROMEO AND JULIET
Win a free copy of Romeo and Juliet narrated by Richard Armitage
Romeo and Juliet, narrated by Richard Armitage, will go live on Audible worldwide on December 6. But we’ve a few goodies to offer you before then. The first is the chance to win the audiobook for free the moment it comes out. But you will have to work for it, and learn a little about the coming book along the way.
This isn’t a photocopy of Shakespeare any more than Shakespeare was a faithful imitation of the sources he used for his own version of the story. I’ve set my version very deliberately in a specific year, 1499, and spent time in Verona to locate the story at specific places and incorporate a few cultural and social issues of the era into the narrative.
Every Saturday from today until November 26 we’ll be putting up a small puzzle here covering one of these aspects of the story. You should be able to find the answers with a little detective work on the web (or even in posts here) then, when we launch, see how they’re used in the audiobook. All you need to do is keep a note of the answers then send them to an address we’ll give you on November 26. There are five free copies of the audiobook up for grabs. We’ll announce the winners on December 1, so if you’ve pre-ordered the book already you can still cancel and get your money or credits back.
In short…
Come back here to see the latest question. They’ll go live at noon UK time each Saturday
Make a note of the answers
Send them to us on November 26
Fingers crossed you win
You can always access past posts and questions by using the post tag Romeo and Juliet
The usual rules apply. The competition decision is final and we can’t enter into any correspondence (and that means nagging me for clues on Twitter too). Winners must be able to use an Audible download code to access the audiobook. It can’t be supplied in any other medium. Right… now to our first question (and peek at the story).
One
When we first meet Juliet she’s just returned from a trip to Venice with her parents. No, you won’t find this in Shakespeare or any of his sources. This is an imaginative adaptation so expect new material, twists and changes.
While in Venice Juliet has been introduced to the mythical Saint Ursula through a cycle of nine paintings exhibited there telling her story through to her martyrdom. They were unveiled just a short time before and were, for their time, almost a medieval iMax movie (and still are today).
Here she is in one of the paintings from the cycle.
Ursula
What we’d like to know…
a) Who is the artist?
b) Where can you find the paintings now?
c) Why, in a few words, might Juliet identify with her?