Draft libretto of Blooms of Dublin, an operetta by Burgess based on James Joyce's "Ulysses".

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Includes list of characters in order of appearance and also handwritten annotations and amendments by Burgess. Several bars of music have been drafted on page 21 of the text.

For an alternative draft, see AB/ARCH/A/BLO/2.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Some foxing damage, particularly to the title page, and also slight damage due to the use of metal fasteners.

Archive Record|Table of contents

Personal archive and library of Anthony BurgessAB

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

Literary papers and music scores written or adapted by Burgess, or by Burgess in collaboration with another author.AB/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

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 MusicAB/ARCH/A/BLE

Blooms of DublinAB/ARCH/A/BLO

Draft libretto of Blooms of Dublin, an operetta by Burgess based on James Joyce's "Ulysses".AB/ARCH/A/BLO/1

Draft libretto of Blooms of Dublin, an operetta by Burgess based on James Joyce's "Ulysses".AB/ARCH/A/BLO/2

File of draft lyrics for the operetta Blooms of Dublin, beginning "Today, It's the sixteenth of June" and "June, It's the loveliest month" (Act One, Scene Two)AB/ARCH/A/BLO/3

Vocal score of Blooms of DublinAB/ARCH/A/BLO/4

Vocal score of Blooms of Dublin, adapted for its first BBC radio broadcastAB/ARCH/A/BLO/5

Orchestral score of Blooms of DublinAB/ARCH/A/BLO/6

File of draft scores relating to Blooms of Dublin and to its Italian translation, titled Ulyssea / Ulissea.AB/ARCH/A/BLO/7

File of draft translations of the lyrics of Blooms of Dublin, presumably relating to the proposed Italian production of Blooms, titled UlysseaAB/ARCH/A/BLO/8

File containing fragments of a draft of Act One, and three incomplete drafts of Act Two, of the libretto of Ulyssea, including 10 manuscript music scores by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/BLO/9

Draft of Ulissea / Ulyssea, adapted and translated by Mario MaranzanaAB/ARCH/A/BLO/10

Draft of part one of I Blum di Dublino / Ulyssea, including a draft score for the operettaAB/ARCH/A/BLO/11

File containing a revised draft of Ulyssea / I Bloom di Dublino by Edmo Fenoglio, with accompanying correspondence relating to the proposed production at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in TriesteAB/ARCH/A/BLO/12

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

Cities: from the television series conceived by John McGreevyAB/ARCH/A/CIT

A Clockwork OrangeAB/ARCH/A/CLO

Cyrano, the musicalAB/ARCH/A/CYR

Enderby's Dark Lady, or No End to EnderbyAB/ARCH/A/DAR

The Doctor is SickAB/ARCH/A/DOC

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

A Fable for Social ScientistsAB/ARCH/A/FAB

Sir John Falstaff va alla guerra, or Sir John Falstaff goes to war.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

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

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

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

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

Mr W.S.AB/ARCH/A/MRW

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

The Roots of the MafiaAB/ARCH/A/ROO

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

SMID, or Transvaal EpisodeAB/ARCH/A/SMI

Somebody's Got to Pay the RentAB/ARCH/A/SOM

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

The Clockwork ConditionAB/ARCH/A/TCL

The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby's EndAB/ARCH/A/TCT

The Long Trip to TeatimeAB/ARCH/A/TEA

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

A Meeting in ValladolidAB/ARCH/A/VAL

The Wanting SeedAB/ARCH/A/WAN

Will!, or The Bawdy BardAB/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 unidentified works, written or adapted by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/ZZA

Papers relating to adaptations and/or translations of Burgess's works by another authorAB/ARCH/B

NewscuttingsAB/ARCH/C

Audio collectionAB/ARCH/D

Audio-visual collectionAB/ARCH/E

Photograph and slide 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 sent to Burgess for review or commentAB/ARCH/J