In this special episode, the Burgess Foundation's Graham Foster talks to writer and broadcaster Nicholas Rankin about the influence of Anthony Burgess on his work. Nicholas also shares his Burgess-influenced short story 'The Rightist', which was written in 1981, and gives a unique perspective on the death of General Franco.Nicholas Rankin's latest book is Defending the Rock: How Gibraltar Defeated Hitler. It is available from your favourite place to buy books.For more information on Anthony Burgess and the work of the Burgess Foundation, visit www.anthonyburgess.org

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In this episode of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation podcast, Andrew Biswell talks to editor Jonathan Mann about Anthony Burgess's Collected Poems. Jonathan sheds light on his archival research for the book, and talks about Burgess's status as a poet. There are also some rare readings by Burgess, discovered in the sound collections at the Burgess Foundation.Collected Poems by Anthony Burgess, edited by Jonathan Mann, is published by Carcanet. For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/burgesspoemsFor more information about Anthony Burgess and the work of the Burgess Foundation, visit www.anthonyburgess.org

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In this episode of the Burgess Foundation podcast, we explore the influence poetry had on Anthony Burgess's writing, from his school years, when he discovered Gerard Manley Hopkins and T.S. Eliot, to his career as a novelist, in which poetry plays an important, continuing role.Written and narrated by Graham FosterReadings by Paul BarnhillMusic by Anthony BurgessCollected Poems by Anthony Burgess, edited by Jonathan Mann and published by Carcanet is available now from all good bookshops.For more information about Anthony Burgess and the Burgess Foundation, visit www.anthonyburgess.org

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We are delighted to welcome the biographer and poet Richard Greene to give the 2020 Anthony Burgess Lecture: ‘Graham Greene and the Spies’.Richard is an award-winning poet, editor and biographer, and is a professor of English at the University of Toronto. His most recent book is an acclaimed new biography of Graham Greene, Russian Roulette: The Life and Times of Graham Greene. Published earlier this year, his accessible and humane study draws on newly discovered archive material and interviews that shed new light on this contradictory, secretive and complex writer.FOLLOW US:Twitter — https://twitter.com/anthonyburgessInstagram — https://www.instagram.com/misterenderby/Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/anthonyburge...

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Throughout Earthly Powers, Kenneth Toomey frequently mentions the Anglo-Austrian writer Norman Douglas, but who was Douglas and why did Burgess choose him to be Toomey’s nemesis? In this episode the Burgess Foundation's Graham Foster speaks to Rachel Hope Cleves, Professor of History at the University of Victoria, Canada, about her new biography of Douglas, Unspeakable: A Life Beyond Sexual Morality. WARNING: This episode contains a frank discussion about the abuse of children.To find out more about Rachel's book, Unspeakable, visit: http://bit.ly/unspeakablebookFor more information about the Burgess Foundation and Anthony Burgess, visit: www.anthonyburgess.org

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In this episode of the Burgess Foundation Podcast, Andrew Biswell talks to writer and journalist Robert McCrum about his new book, Shakespearean. This exploration of Shakespeare's plays and poetry incorporates personal experiences, and draws on twenty-five years of reading to place Shakespeare in his historical context and attempt to identify the relevance of his work today.Shakespearean: On Life and Language in Times of Disruption by Robert McCrum is published by Picador and available now from all good bookshops.For more information about Anthony Burgess and the Burgess Foundation, visit www.anthonyburgess.org

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In this episode of the Burgess Foundation Podcast, we explore the music Anthony Burgess composed throughout his lifetime. The Burgess Foundation's Will Carr speaks to Christine Lee Gengaro, the editor of the new Irwell Edition of Burgess's This Man and Music.For more information on Anthony Burgess, visit www.anthonyburgess.orgYou can buy the Irwell Edition of the Works of Anthony Burgess here: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/the-irwell-edition-of-the-works-of-anthony-burgess/

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In this special episode of the podcast, we explore some of the research being undertaken at the Burgess Foundation. We are joined by Sam Jermy, who is researching Burgess's 1970s lectures on Shakespeare and Elizabethan England at the Foundation.Sam Jermy is a doctoral researcher in the School of English at the University of Leeds. His current research focuses on the relationships between masculinities and the body in seventeenth-century literature, focussing on the writing of Thomas Middleton and his collaborators. This work is fully funded by the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities Doctoral Training Partnership, who have also supported his research with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation.This episode was recorded in July 2020, and due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the interview was conducted remotely. The sound quality is a little patchy in places.

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Is the Pope in league with the Devil? That is the question we ask in this episode of the Earthly Powers podcast as we explore the character of Carlo Campanati. What does his desire to reform the Church say about his allegiances? Can his behaviour be considered sinful? Did he make the ultimate Faustian bargain in order to become Pope? Abandon all hope ye who enter here...Written and narrated by Graham FosterReadings by Paul BarnhillMusic by Anthony BurgessFor more information about Earthly Powers and Anthony Burgess, visit www.anthonyburgess.org.

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In the second episode of The Earthly Powers Podcast, we explore the Burgess's depictions of the traditions of Europe and the excitements of America. Is Europe corrupt? Is America the New Eden? What does Kenneth Toomey find on his travels across the Atlantic? Find out more within...Written and Narrated by Graham FosterReadings by Paul BarnhillMusic by Anthony BurgessFor more information on Anthony Burgess and Earthly Powers, visit www.anthonyburgess.org.

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