Publisher's Synopsis
William Shakespeare's poem, The Rape of Lucrece, is now a stage play, fashioned after Walter Schenck's brilliant and masterful adaptation: Blemished. WINNER - FIRST PLACE GOLD - Royal Palm Literary Award, Orlando, FL Oct 19, 2019. Schenck delivers one of the most professional manuscripts available. - It is amazing how the author captures the flavor of Shakespeare's language without all the peculiar traits of sixteenth century English thereby making it easier for the modern ear to comprehend. The dialogue is interesting, fascinating, invigorating, powerful, and worthy of Shakespeare's praise. Schenck's ability to illustrate ancient Roman history is truly astonishing - a grand, monumental task achieved with extraordinary vision.