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Screening History (Paper) (Cobe) (William E Massey Sr. Lectures in History of American Civilization 1991)

Screening History (Paper) (Cobe) (William E Massey Sr. Lectures in History of American Civilization 1991)

by Gore Vidal (Author)

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 110
 Edition: Reissue
 Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 05 Apr 1994
ISBN 10: 0674795873
ISBN 13: 9780674795877

Media Reviews
Witty and sweepingly disrespectful...Written versions of history are, in Vidal's opinion, no more to be trusted than movie versions, and a lot less memorable besides being a lot less fun...He relates history on the screen to its influence on, or by, the general concept of events, his personal experience, and his acerbic view of doings in Washington.
Unadulterated Vidal and a small gem...On almost every page there is an observation worth admiring, whether it is about Hollywood and television, politics and history, or the paranoia and hypocrisy of the commercialized American dream. -- Herbert Mitgang New York Times
Vibrant...A reminiscence of Mr. Vidal's first 20 years (1925-1945), with a dual emphasis on the impact of films and of gossipy Washington politics on boy Gore...If the book belongs to a genre, it is the one that includes Eudora Welty's wonderful One Writer's Beginnings. -- Michael Kammen New York Times Book Review
includes Eudora Welty's wonderful One Writer's Beginnings,
A delight from cover to cover...A thoroughly enjoyable memoir cum cultural and political analysis.
screen to its influence on, or by, the general concept of events, his personal experience, and his acerbic view of doings in Washington.