The Resource Political animal : Gore Vidal on power, Heather Neilson
Political animal : Gore Vidal on power, Heather Neilson
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The item Political animal : Gore Vidal on power, Heather Neilson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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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
- Isbn
- 9781921867699
- Label
- Political animal : Gore Vidal on power
- Title
- Political animal
- Title remainder
- Gore Vidal on power
- Statement of responsibility
- Heather Neilson
- Subject
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- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Biographies
- Electronic books
- History
- Intellectual life
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Politics and government
- Since 1900
- United States
- United States -- History -- 1945-
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
- Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
- Authors, American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Neilson, Heather
- Dewey number
- 818/.5409
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS3543.I26
- LC item number
- Z75
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- filmographies
- Series statement
- Investigating Power
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Vidal, Gore
- Authors, American
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Vidal, Gore
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Authors, American
- Intellectual life
- Politics and government
- United States
- Label
- Political animal : Gore Vidal on power, Heather Neilson
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 908685897
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781921867699
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)908685897
- Label
- Political animal : Gore Vidal on power, Heather Neilson
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 908685897
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781921867699
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)908685897
Subject
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Biographies
- Electronic books
- History
- Intellectual life
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Politics and government
- Since 1900
- United States
- United States -- History -- 1945-
- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
- Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012
- Authors, American
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