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Gore Vidal's fictional recreation of the Roman Empire teetering on the crux of Christianity and ruled by an emperor who was an inveterate dabbler in arcane hocus-pocus, a prig, a bigot, and a dazzling and brilliant leader.
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Gore Vidal is one of the greatest living American novelists and essayists. He has written numerous Hollywood screenplays, including BEN HUR, and ran as a Democratic candidate for Congress. He appeared with Tim Robbins in the film BOB ROBERTS.
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This review is from: Julian (Paperback)
I was advised to read this novel in preparation for a course in later Roman history during my final year at university.Don't let that put you off. along with the Claudius novels this must be one of the best pieces of historical fiction ever. A marvellous read, grounded in excellent research. Gore Vidal clearly did his homework before sitting down to write Julian as his novel provides an excellent introduction to the history of the Roman Empire in the fourth century.
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By Iphidaimos ""The History Man"" (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Julian (Paperback)
What would the be the prerequisites for a sympathetic novel about Julian the Apostate? A detailed knowledge of the late Roman Empire, a detailed knowledge of early Christianity and a certain antipathy towards that religion. Gore Vidal demonstrates a virtuosity in all three that makes for one of the best reads of the last fifty years. This is, quite simply, a tour-de-force that has few parallels in historical fiction. For those who don't share Vidal's suspicion of organised religion, especially Christians, this novel might prove an uncomfortable experience. For those who like their history warts and all, it is simply brilliant. One of the few works of fiction that takes a serious look at the origins of Christianity and gives a reasoned account of its development, it refuses to even pay lip-service to the unthinking acceptance of Christianity as a religion that sprang fully formed into the world. Nor does he shrink from comparing the morality of two very different religious systems and finding Christianity wanting. It almost makes you wish that Julian had obtained his goal and had, after all, reinstated the ancient philosophy that was tolerant of all beliefs and had little concept of evangilism or heretical thinking.
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Excellent - well written and informative overview,
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This review is from: Julian (Paperback)
An easily accessible insight into the conflict between Christianity and the traditional forms of worship in the Roman world. However that does not do the book justice, and makes it sound slightly dull. In fact the book also makes an entertaining novel with a strong storyline, that makes it brilliantly readable, whilst also educational for those people who like that sort of thing!
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