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Monash University Publishing, Clayton, Vic
Cover; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 Ancient worlds; Searching for a king; Making a religion; A brilliant time; Part 2 From revolution to empire; An inconvenient founding father; Catching reflections of...
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Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
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Cover; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 Ancient worlds; Searching for a king; Making a religion; A brilliant time; Part 2 From revolution to empire; An inconvenient founding father; Catching reflections of dead stars; The squalor never ends; Big words; Part 3 The American century; Terrible words; Turning back time; A delicate matter; Forestalling apocalypse; Conclusion; List of works consulted; Works by Gore Vidal; Works by other authors; Works on film; Internet sources; Index. The late Gore Vidal occupied a unique position within American letters. Born into a political family, he ran for office several times, but was consistently critical of his nation's political system and its leaders. A prolific writer in several genres, Vidal was also widely known - particularly in the US - on the basis of his frequent appearances in the various electronic media. This ground-breaking work examines the centrality of the theme of power throughout his writings. Political Animal: Gore Vidal on Power focuses primarily, although not exclusively, on Vidal's historical fiction. In his n
