Anthony Burgess and Shakespeare
This resource examines some of the ways in which Anthony Burgess thought about and wrote about one of his greatest inspirations.
- Anthony Burgess and Shakespeare
- Burgess and Shakespeare: a brief introduction
- Burgess teaching Shakespeare
- Nothing Like the Sun: a story of Shakespeare’s Love-Life
- The language of Nothing Like The Sun
- Mr WS: Burgess’s Shakespeare ballet
- Fictional Shakespeares
- Burgess’s identification with Shakespeare
- Burgess and Shakespeare: the podcast
Burgess and Shakespeare: the podcast:
This episode of the Burgess Foundation Podcast examines Burgess’s relationship with Shakespeare and his works, including discussions of the Shakespeare biography, the novel Nothing Like the Sun and Burgess’s wider interpretations of Stratford’s most famous son. Featuring music from the unmade musical film Will (otherwise known as The Bawdy Bard) and Burgess’s later Shakespeare ballet suite, titled Mr WS, this is a comprehensive exploration of one of Burgess’s most substantial creative influences.
You can stream the podcast below or download it from any of the usual places by searching for ‘Anthony Burgess and Shakespeare’.