How Long to Read Gore Vidal and Antiquity

How Long Does it Take to Read Gore Vidal and Antiquity?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 39 minutes to read Gore Vidal and Antiquity by Quentin J. Broughall

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This 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. Broughall analyses Vidal’s portrayals of the ancient past in novels such as Julian (1964), Creation (1981) and Live from Golgotha (1992). He also shows how classical literature inspired Vidal’s other fiction, such as The City and the Pillar (1948), Myra Breckinridge (1968), and his Narratives of Empire (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. Of 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.

How long is Gore Vidal and Antiquity?

Gore Vidal and Antiquity by Quentin J. Broughall is 215 pages long, and a total of 54,825 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 67% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gore Vidal and Antiquity Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 59 minutes to read Gore Vidal and Antiquity aloud.

What Reading Level is Gore Vidal and Antiquity?

Gore Vidal and Antiquity is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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