Gore Vidal and Antiquity: Sex, Politics and Religion

This book examines Gore Vidal’s lifelong engagement with the ancient world and the influence of antiquity on himself and the primary subjects of his work: sex, politics and religion. Suitable for students and scholars in classical studies, reception studies, American politics and literature, and the work of Gore Vidal.

Quentin J. Broughall is a classicist and writer from Ireland. His research interests are centred on the reception of antiquity in the Anglophone world during the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, especially regarding changing perceptions of imperial Rome in Britain and the United States. He is currently writing a novel.