Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode, Anthony Burgess experts Andrew Biswell and Rob Spence discuss Nothing Like the Sun, Burgess's novel about Shakespeare. Written for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, the novel is a creative rendering of Shakespeare's love life and his experiences of theatrical London. This podcast discusses the innovative use of language, the unique composition of the novel and Burgess's lifelong preoccupation with Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
In this episode, Anthony Burgess experts Andrew Biswell and Rob Spence discuss Nothing Like the Sun, Burgess's novel about Shakespeare. Written for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, the novel is a creative rendering of Shakespeare's love life and his experiences of theatrical London. This podcast discusses the innovative use of language, the unique composition of the novel and Burgess's lifelong preoccupation with Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
