A clockwork counterpoint : the music and literature of Anthony Burgess

A clockwork counterpoint : the music and literature of Anthony Burgess / Paul Phillips.

Author/creator	Phillips, Paul
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Description	xix, 467 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Burgess, Anthony, 1917-1993--Criticism and interpretation. Music and literature.

Contents	Prologue. The truly great artistic moment -- Beginnings. Boyhood (1917-35) ; Burgeoning composer (1935-40) -- Emergent author. War : Britain and Gibraltar (1940-46) ; Peace : Brinsford Lodge, Bamber Bridge, and Banbury (1946-54) ; Malaya (1954-57) ; Brunei (1958-59) ; "Terminal" year (1959-60) ; Nasty little shockers ; Eschatological escapades ; Shakespeare in love ; Pure music -- Celebrity novelist. Family affairs ; Kubrick the sinny vick ; Ancient evenings ; Bonaparte con brio -- Resurgent composer. Symphonic Shakespeare ; The old Joanna ; The love song of F.X. Enderby ; Roman carnival ; Knickerbocker holiday ; Poetic license ; Grace notes ; Ode to Joyce ; Nuns and lovers ; Blest pair of sirens ; Alex in Eden ; The sad suck-and-blow ; One-handed clavichord ; Wind and son ; Commemorations ; Manchester and Mozart united -- Endings. Confessions and conclusions -- Epilogue. Opus posthumous (1993-2009) -- Appendix. List of music compositions ; Song texts and poems ; Prologue to A clockwork orange.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [413]-428) and indexes.
Bibliography note	"Discography": p. [429]-430.
Bibliography note	"Filmography": p. [431]-432.
LCCN	2011281286
ISBN	9780719072048
ISBN	0719072042

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Music	Music Stacks	PR6052.U638 P485 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold