Synopsis of an eight part television series tentatively titled "The Man Shakespeare is with Us" by Anthony Burgess, a proposed drama about the life of William Shakespeare.

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Synopsis of episodes 1-8 and a suggested cast list.

The original typescript - of which this is a photocopy - contained Burgess's handwritten amendments.

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Personal archive and library of Anthony BurgessAB

Personal, literary, music and business papers of Anthony BurgessAB/ARCH

Literary papers and music written or adapted by Burgess, or by Burgess in collaboration with another author, including papers relating to translations of Burgess's worksAB/ARCH/A

Outline of a new opera buffa (comic opera) by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/1

1789: An Opera Libretto by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/2

Outline for a proposed film, set in Malaysia, to be called Up Like ThunderAB/ARCH/A/3

Outline of a proposed novel by Burgess, titled The Mafia Tree, "Based on True Historical Facts Concerning the Origins of the Mafia Obtained from Public Archives in Palermo, Sicily."AB/ARCH/A/4

Shah: Outline of a three-part fictional television series by Burgess set in Iran, beginning with the Anglo-Soviet invasion of 1941 and ending in 1980.AB/ARCH/A/5

Samson and Dalila: a screenplay by Anthony BurgessAB/ARCH/A/6

Original film scenario, "2078...L'Effet Vivaldi" by Mario Christian Sygala and Jacques Moscato, with notes on an English translation by Burgess.AB/ARCH/A/7

Fragment of an unidentified script by Burgess about Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII.AB/ARCH/A/8

A Shorter Ulysses, Burgess's abridged version of James Joyce's novel (with commentary).AB/ARCH/A/9

Fragment of an unidentified novel by Burgess about a novelist, John Frobisher.AB/ARCH/A/10

File relating to a pack of 52 playing cards, created by Burgess ‘in homage to James Joyce’ as part of a potential commercial venture with Rosa FantosAB/ARCH/A/11

Tarot pack designed by Burgess, based on his knowledge of The Tarot of the Bohemians by 'Papus'.AB/ARCH/A/12

File containing Burgess's notes towards a slang dictinary; specifically, words beginning with A, B and ZAB/ARCH/A/13

ABBA ABBAAB/ARCH/A/ABB

A.D. (Anno Domini)AB/ARCH/A/ANN

Any Old IronAB/ARCH/A/ANY

AttilaAB/ARCH/A/ATT

Beard's Roman WomenAB/ARCH/A/BEA

Cyrano de BergeracAB/ARCH/A/BER

The Black PrinceAB/ARCH/A/BLA

Blest Pair of Sirens: Some Thoughts on Literature and Music (published as This Man and Music)AB/ARCH/A/BLE

Blooms of DublinAB/ARCH/A/BLO

The Brain KillersAB/ARCH/A/BRA

ByrneAB/ARCH/A/BYR

Chatsky, or the Importance of Being StupidAB/ARCH/A/CHA

The Childhood of Christ, or 'Enfance du Christ'AB/ARCH/A/CHI

A Clockwork OrangeAB/ARCH/A/CLO

Cyrano, the musicalAB/ARCH/A/CYR

Devil of a StateAB/ARCH/A/DES

The Doctor is SickAB/ARCH/A/DOC

Rhapsody: A Dream Novel, or TraumnovelleAB/ARCH/A/DRE

Earthly PowersAB/ARCH/A/EAR

1985AB/ARCH/A/EIG

EnderbyAB/ARCH/A/END

Les Enfants du Paradis, or Children of ParadiseAB/ARCH/A/ENF

English Literature: A Survey for StudentsAB/ARCH/A/ENG

Articles and short essaysAB/ARCH/A/ESS

The Eve of St VenusAB/ARCH/A/EVE

"Sir John Falstaff va alla guerra", or "Sir John Falstaff goes to war", a play written by Burgess based on the second tetralogy of William Shakespeare’s History plays.AB/ARCH/A/FAL

Il Fascistibile, or How to Become a FascistAB/ARCH/A/FAS

ShakespeareAB/ARCH/A/GUL

Ernest Hemingway and his worldAB/ARCH/A/HEM

Here Comes Everybody: An Introduction to James Joyce for the Ordinary Reader. (Also known as Re Joyce)AB/ARCH/A/HER

Homage to Qwert YuiopAB/ARCH/A/HOM

Joysprick, an introduction to the language of James Joyce.AB/ARCH/A/JOY

The Kingdom of the WickedAB/ARCH/A/KIN

Language Made PlainAB/ARCH/A/LAN

Edward LearAB/ARCH/A/LEA

Lectures and seminars delivered by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/LEC

Uncle LudwigAB/ARCH/A/LUD

The Malayan TrilogyAB/ARCH/A/MAL

Marco PoloAB/ARCH/A/MAR

MerlinAB/ARCH/A/MER

MFAB/ARCH/A/MFA

Life of Michelangelo (Vita di Michelangelo).AB/ARCH/A/MIC

Miser, Miser!AB/ARCH/A/MIS

The Midsummer Night's Dream Show: A Madrigal Comedy Celebration in E major. (Also known as The MND Show).AB/ARCH/A/MND

Moses the Lawgiver, and Moses: A NarrativeAB/ARCH/A/MOS

A Mouthful of Air: Language and languages, especially EnglishAB/ARCH/A/MOU

Musical compositionsAB/ARCH/A/MUS

Napoleon SymphonyAB/ARCH/A/NAP

Napoleon RisingAB/ARCH/A/NAR

Jesus of Nazareth, and Man of NazarethAB/ARCH/A/NAZ

New York City (NYC)AB/ARCH/A/NEW

Ninety Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939. A Personal Choice by Anthony Burgess.AB/ARCH/A/NIN

OberonAB/ARCH/A/OBE

Oedipus the KingAB/ARCH/A/OED

pHorbiCEtta, an Italian translation of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake by Anthony Burgess and Liana Burgess.AB/ARCH/A/PHO

The PianoplayersAB/ARCH/A/PIA

Occasional poetry and lyrics written by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/POE

Puma (Cat Day), or LynxAB/ARCH/A/PUM

Quest for FireAB/ARCH/A/QUE

Doctor Selavy's Magic Theatre or Swinging At The Stock ExchangeAB/ARCH/A/SEL

The Man Shakespeare is with Us, a television mini-series about the life of ShakespeareAB/ARCH/A/SHA

Incomplete script of episode two of "William Shakespeare"AB/ARCH/A/SHA/1

Outline, written by David Butler, of episodes 1-5 of a proposed 10 episode drama about the life of Shakespeare.AB/ARCH/A/SHA/2

Outline, written by David Butler, of episodes 6-10 of a proposed 10 episode drama about the life of Shakespeare.AB/ARCH/A/SHA/3

Second draft, written by David Butler, of an outline of episodes 1-5 of a proposed 10 episode drama about the life of Shakespeare.AB/ARCH/A/SHA/4

Incomplete draft script of eight episodes of a proposed 10-episode drama about the life of ShakespeareAB/ARCH/A/SHA/5

Draft script (by Burgess) of Part One ("The Wind and the Rain") and Part Two ("Struts and Frets") of a proposed drama about the life of William Shakespeare.AB/ARCH/A/SHA/6

Draft script (by Burgess) of Part One ("The Upstart Crow") and Part Two ("Fair Friend") of a proposed drama about the life of William Shakespeare.AB/ARCH/A/SHA/7

Draft of parts 1-4 of a proposed drama about the life of William Shakespeare, "The Man Shakespeare is with Us"AB/ARCH/A/SHA/8

Synopsis of an eight part television series tentatively titled "The Man Shakespeare is with Us" by Anthony Burgess, a proposed drama about the life of William Shakespeare.AB/ARCH/A/SHA/9

Revised script for episodes one and two of "Shakespeare", a proposed drama about the life of William Shakespeare.AB/ARCH/A/SHA/10

Draft outline for episodes 1-8 of an Italian television series about William Shakespeare, titled "Club del Teatro: Shekespeare"AB/ARCH/A/SHA/11

Draft script of parts 1, 3 and 4 of L'Uomo Shakespeare e' con noi (The Man Shakespeare is With Us), a proposed drama about the life of Shakespeare.AB/ARCH/A/SHA/12

Draft script of parts 1-4 of L'Uomo Shakespeare e' con noi (The Man Shakespeare is With Us), a proposed drama about the life of Shakespeare.AB/ARCH/A/SHA/13

Outline of episodes 1-5 of a proposed drama about the life of Shakespeare, La Vita e i tempi di William Shakespeare.AB/ARCH/A/SHA/14

SMID, or Transvaal EpisodeAB/ARCH/A/SMI

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/TAL

The Clockwork ConditionAB/ARCH/A/TCL

A Long Trip to TeatimeAB/ARCH/A/TEA

Will and Testament: A Fragment of BiographyAB/ARCH/A/TES

The End of Things: Three Dialogues for Old MenAB/ARCH/A/THI

Tremor of IntentAB/ARCH/A/TRE

Trotsky's in New York!AB/ARCH/A/TRO

The Wanting SeedAB/ARCH/A/WAN

Will!, or The Bawdy Bard / The Baudy Bard.AB/ARCH/A/WIL

The End of the World NewsAB/ARCH/A/WOR

They Wrote in English: A Survey of British and American LiteratureAB/ARCH/A/WRO

You've Had Your Time: Being the Second Part of the Confessions of Anthony BurgessAB/ARCH/A/YOU

Papers relating to adaptations of Burgess's works by another author or composerAB/ARCH/B

JournalismAB/ARCH/C

Audio collectionAB/ARCH/D

Audio-visual collectionAB/ARCH/E

Photographic collectionAB/ARCH/F

Correspondence and statements with publishers and literary agentsAB/ARCH/G

Papers regarding Burgess's personal financial, medical and legal affairsAB/ARCH/H

Printed ephemeraAB/ARCH/I

Original works by other authors and/or composers sent to Burgess for review or commentAB/ARCH/J

Notebooks and diaries, belonging to Burgess, his first wife (Lynne Wilson), and his second wife (Liana Burgess)AB/ARCH/K

Personal library of Anthony BurgessAB/LIBR

Artwork, furniture, musical instruments, and other objects that belonged to Anthony Burgess, Liana Burgess and Andrew Burgess WilsonAB/MUS