A 1964 fictional imagining of Shakespeare in a narrative that is very Joycean. Imagery is employed to move the plot along, but it is certainly delicious and fitting to each stage in Shakespeare's life. Fittingly sexual, it is also political and grotesque, but the source of each of his sonnets and plays play across his experiences in a wild tumult.

I enjoyed the book, but found it to be a tough slog. The language took some getting used to - of course; Burgess. But in the end, it was a thoughtful attempt to contextualize - with some liberal imagination - about our greatest playwright.

Wow!

London - Shakespeare