David Blixt's "The Master of Verona," the movie

Now showing at My Book, The Movie: The Master of Verona by David Blixt.

In The Master of Verona, Shakespeare's Italian characters meet the historical figures of Dante's Inferno, setting the stage for the famous Capulet-Montague feud from Romeo & Juliet.

Blixt names an Australian director as well as a couple of heavyweight actors from that continent in the cast of an adaptation. Read on.

Read an excerpt from The Master of Verona and learn more about the book at the official website.

The Page 69 Test: The Master of Verona.

My Book, The Movie: The Master of Verona.

--Marshal Zeringue