"The Need to Adapt: Burney's Enactment of Shakespearean Tragedy in Her Novels, with a Focus on Cecilia" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo868/ Author: Bar-On, Gefen. Type: Journal Article Year: 2005 Publication Information: The Burney Journal 8 (2005): 46–56. (https://www.mcgill.ca/burneycentre/burney-society/burney-journal/past-issues) Annotation: Describes how in her novel Cecilia (1782), Fanny Burney invokes Shakespeare's notions of the supernatural and presents theatrical moments. Shows how Burney uses allusions to Shakespeare and quotations from Shakespeare as a way to build her characters. Language: English Persons: Burney, Fanny Tags: Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Shakespeare as Influence, Shakespeare in Literature WSB Update: Winter 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbo868