Gore Vidal
Writer Against the Grain
Gore Vidal, known for such best-sellers as The City and the Pillar, Burr, Lincoln, and Myra Breckenridge, is a household name. The controversial Vidal ran for Congress in 1960, and set sparks flying with his public debates challenging William F. Buckley and Norman Mailer. Although one of America's most admired and prolific writers, Vidal has been steadfastly ignored or impugned by many critics. This is partly owing to the vast scope of his writings, which include more than twenty novels, half a dozen plays, dozens of screenplays, countless essays and book reviews, political commentary, and short stories; how do the critics approach such a wri…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-231-07208-3
- EAN: 9780231072083
- Produktnummer: 1421718
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
- Seitenangabe: 321 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.8 cm 624 g
- Gewicht: 624
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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Edited by Jay Parini
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