Gore Vidal 101
(Three Credits)
Here are some study guides for several of Vidal's works (abbreviated versions free, full versions for a fee)
John Cotter wrote this thoughtful essay about Vidal's essays
FEATURED PAGE: PBS recently aired a documentary on Vidal
Watch numerous video clips from the documentary The Education of Gore Vidal, the PBS documentary
Here's a study guide to go with the documentary
Doug Ireland reviews a book about Vidal and with recaps Vidal's life (with weblog notes following)
A review of Marcie Frank's scholarly study of Vidal
A review of Dennis Altman's book about Vidal
Vidal's name has some amusing anagrams within it
Vienna University offers a complete course on Gore Vidal
Here are 10 study guide questions for Vidal's Inventing a Nation
A British astrologer has done Vidal's chart in copious detail
Here's another very detailed astrological chart for Vidal
And here's another version of Vidal's astrological chart - in French!
From the FEC, here is Vidal's very short list of campaign contributions to politicians
A good partial bibliography
Vidal and the McVeigh execution
The Nation publishes a look back at The City and the Pillar
Here's another look at The City and the Pillar
Here's a classroom study guide for Visit to a Small Planet
Hear how to pronounce Vidal (click the speaker)
In an interview, Kaplan discusses Vidal
Acerbic John Simon reviews Palimpsest
NY Times Archive of reviews and articles
and its
mirror site (free registration may be required)
Here's Vidal's Columbia Encyclopedia entry
And here's his entry in a literary encyclopedia, with bibliographic links
This online encyclopedia has a nice entry on Vidal
Every life has a story, if only briefly, on A&E's Biography
Vidal's biography in The Nation.
Here's another biographical sketch
A review of The Golden Age in London Review of Books
A review of the Kaplan biography in London Review of Books
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