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I wouldn't mind seeing a discussion of the Gore Vidal book at this page. I wish I could write it, but it's been far too long since I read it. -- Zoe

How odd. I was just about to write the same thing, but Zoe beat me to it. So that's what the edit conflict was about. Danny 03:28 Feb 24, 2003 (UTC)

Thanks, Danny. Isn't Alexander Hamilton the villain in this? -- Zoe

Now that was easy. :-) Danny 03:50 Feb 24, 2003 (UTC)

Move to Burr (novel)

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Shouldn't this page be moved to Burr (novel)? The "A Novel" isn't really part of the title--it's just a description that happens to appear on the cover--and anyway, Burr is what it's commonly referred to anyway.Kurt Weber 20:42, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Jefferson

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In the afterward to Vidal's The Golden Age, he writes that Jefferson's relations with his black slaves have in the meantime been proven by DNA tests.

Burr is a rascal and how anyone can potray him above washington is beyond me, Vidal worships burr's bad manners and praises him as a hero for his wrongdoings.

Actually Aaron Burr had notorious good manners (a fact acknowledged by even his political opponents) I'm not personally a big fan of him as a politician or a political adventurer but you should keep in mind that a goodly portion of the novel in question is written from Aaron's POV. Even if you think of him as a villain its to much to ask that you expect Vidal to have him think of himself as a villain. In addition to that Washington was on the losing side of most battles in the Revolutionary War. The man was a bad general and a good politician. -Anymouse

Historical revisionism

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Hello, are these novels considered to be "revisionist" in any way, or, historically accurate? 76.254.84.27 (talk) 20:32, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If it was 100% historically accurate, the book probably would not be considered a novel. MisplacedFate1313 (talk) 22:30, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Iconography

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It seems to me that the use of the term "iconography" cannot possibly be correct, as iconography refers specifically to the portrayal of Christian saints in icons or pictures; or perhaps more broadly, religious figures in general. To use this term only subtly supports the historical revisionism that this novel is a part of, which is clearly not NPOV. GrimmC (talk) 02:31, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently, you did not read the same lives of the saints founding fathers as I did in elementary school--"iconography" seems spot on to me. Do you have a specific suggestion for recasting the sentence? --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 10:11, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"Hagiography." 71.161.98.142 (talk) 22:21, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]