How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV: The Lessons of Gore Vidal (Public Planet Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822336405 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Marcie Frank’s insights into Vidal’s unique career and the cultural context in which it unfolded will appeal to anyone with an interest in American popular and literary cultures and the places where the two intersect.”—Tom Perrotta, author of the novels Little Children, Joe College, and Election. “How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV is an illuminating, wide-ranging, and provocative examination of Gore Vidal’s mulitple public identities—novelist, screenwriter, political commentator, TV personality
At the same time, she traces how he has repeatedly crossed the line supposedly separating print and electronic culture, perhaps with more success than any other American intellectual. Looking at Vidal’s prolific literary output, Frank shows how he has reflected explicitly on this subject at every turn: in essays on politics, his book on Hollywood and history, his reviews and interviews, and topical excursions within the novels. She deftly situates his public persona in relation to those of Andy Warhol, Jacqueline Susann, Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, and others. Buckley during ABC’s coverage of the 1968 Democratic National Convention.Frank highlights the connections between Vidal’s attitudes toward TV, sex, and American politics as they have informed his literary and political writings and screen appearances. Nov
K. N. said Mediations of the Public Intellectual. This is an accessible and illuminating study of one of the twentieth century's unique public intellectuals. Though the book weighs in at only 1Mediations of the Public Intellectual K. N. This is an accessible and illuminating study of one of the twentieth century's unique public intellectuals. Though the book weighs in at only 141pp. of text, the breadth of Frank's research on Vidal is impressive. She is a bonafide fan and writes with a sense of analytical purpose and critical appreciation.Frank covers all the significant events in Vidal's long and varied career as a public intellectual and postmodern celebrity. Thankfully, she doesn't rehearse these events in chronological order; the book is not Vidal's biography. Rather, Frank organizes her material around thematic questions of public intellectualism. 1pp. of text, the breadth of Frank's research on Vidal is impressive. She is a bonafide fan and writes with a sense of analytical purpose and critical appreciation.Frank covers all the significant events in Vidal's long and varied career as a public intellectual and postmodern celebrity. Thankfully, she doesn't rehearse these events in chronological order; the book is not Vidal's biography. Rather, Frank organizes her material around thematic questions of public intellectualism