Gore Vidal's "Public": Satire and Political Reality in "Visit to a Small Planet, The Best Man", and "An Evening with Richard Nixon"
The essay discusses three plays by Gore Vidal, written for Broadway theatres, which are connected by the common theme of politics and the public, but are otherwise different in emphasis and style. The differences and similarities provide a starting point for an analysis of Vidal’s satiric mode. It i...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Amerikastudien / American Studies. - Universitätsverlag WINTER, 1997. - 45(2000), 2, Seite 201-218 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2000
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Amerikastudien / American Studies |
| Schlagworte: | Arts Behavioral sciences Social sciences Economics Political science |
| Zusammenfassung: | The essay discusses three plays by Gore Vidal, written for Broadway theatres, which are connected by the common theme of politics and the public, but are otherwise different in emphasis and style. The differences and similarities provide a starting point for an analysis of Vidal’s satiric mode. It is further argued that the "public," both in the sense of "electorate" and in the sense of "audience," had an influence on Vidal's creative process beyond the merely thematic. Although it imposed restrictions that curtailed his authorial freedom in various ways, in effect it challenged him to find artistic solutions that are unique in his œuvre. |
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| ISSN: | 03402827 |