How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV: The Lessons of Gore Vidal (Public Planet Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (621 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822336405 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mediations of the Public Intellectual This is an accessible and illuminating study of one of the twentieth century's unique public intellectuals. Though the book weighs in at only 1Mediations of the Public Intellectual K. N. This is an accessible and illuminating study of one of the twentieth century's unique public intellectuals. Though the book weighs in at only 141pp. of text, the breadth of Frank's research on Vidal is impressive. She is a bonafide fan and writes with a sense of analytical purpose and critical appreciation.Frank covers all the significant events in Vidal's long and varied career as a public intellectual and postmodern celebrity. Thankfully, she . 1pp. of text, the breadth of Frank's research on Vidal is impressive. She is a bonafide fan and writes with a sense of analytical purpose and critical appreciation.Frank covers all the significant events in Vidal's long and varied career as a public intellectual and postmodern celebrity. Thankfully, she
Looking at Vidal’s prolific literary output, Frank shows how he has reflected explicitly on this subject at every turn: in essays on politics, his book on Hollywood and history, his reviews and interviews, and topical excursions within the novels. At the same time, she traces how he has repeatedly crossed the line supposedly separating print and electronic culture, perhaps with more success than any other American intellectual. In How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV, Marcie Frank provides a concise introduction to Vidal’s life and work as she argues that the twentieth-century shift from print to electronic media, particularly TV and film, has not only loomed large in Vidal’s thought but also structured his career. By describing Vidal’s shrewd maneuvering between different media, Frank suggests that his career offers a model to aspiring public intellectuals and a refutation to those who argue that electronic media have eviscerated public discourse.. She deftly situates his public persona in relation to those of Andy
Marcie Frank’s insights into Vidal’s unique career and the cultural context in which it unfolded will appeal to anyone with an interest in American popular and literary cultures and the places where the two intersect.”—Tom Perrotta, author of the novels Little Children, Joe College, and Election. “How to Be an Intellectual in the Age of TV is an illuminating, wide-ranging, and provocative examination of Gore Vidal’s mulitple public identities&mdash