{"product_id":"9781032285344-gore-vidal-and-antiquity","title":"Gore Vidal and Antiquity","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSex, Politics and Religion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines Gore Vidal’s lifelong engagement with the ancient world and the influence of antiquity on himself and the primary subjects of his work: sex, politics and religion. Suitable for students and scholars in classical studies, reception studies, American politics and literature, and the work of Gore Vidal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines Gore Vidal’s lifelong engagement with the ancient world. Incorporating material from his novels, essays, screenplays and plays, it argues that his interaction with antiquity was central to the way in which he viewed himself, his writing, and his world. Divided between the three primary subjects of his writing – sex, politics, and religion – this book traces the lengthy dialogue between Vidal and antiquity over the course of his sixty-year career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBroughall analyses Vidal’s portrayals of the ancient past in novels such as \u003ci\u003eJulian \u003c\/i\u003e(1964), \u003ci\u003eCreation \u003c\/i\u003e(1981) and \u003ci\u003eLive from Golgotha \u003c\/i\u003e(1992). He also shows how classical literature inspired Vidal’s other fiction, such as \u003ci\u003eThe City and the Pillar \u003c\/i\u003e(1948), \u003ci\u003eMyra \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreckinridge \u003c\/i\u003e(1968), and his \u003ci\u003eNarratives of Empire \u003c\/i\u003e(1967–2000) novels. Beyond his fiction, Broughall examines the ways in which antiquity influenced Vidal’s careers as a playwright, an essayist and a satirist, and evaluates the influence of classical authors and their works upon him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf interest to students and scholars in classical studies, reception studies, American politics and literature, and the work of Gore Vidal, this volume presents an original perspective on one of the most provocative writers and intellectuals in post-war American letters. It offers new insights into Vidal’s attitudes, influences, and beliefs, and throws fresh light upon his patrician self-fashioning and his mercurial output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56517630230902,"sku":"9781032285344","price":47.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_37534416_715ba396-b7a4-4886-bf30-7d6e6144a2c5.jpg?v=1762134102","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032285344-gore-vidal-and-antiquity","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}