Gore Vidal
"Burr" historical novelist
Gore Vidal (1925–2012) was an American novelist, essayist, and public intellectual known for sharp wit and caustic commentary on politics, sex, and American empire.
His novels include *Burr*, *Lincoln*, and *Myra Breckinridge*.
Vidal cultivated feuds with Norman Mailer and William F.
Buckley Jr., and his television appearances made him a celebrity provocateur.
He was openly bisexual when few public figures were.
Writer of prose narratives
- essayistAuthor of short prose
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- LincolnMidwestern state capital
Julian · 1876 · Hollywood · Washington, D.C. · Duluth · Messiah
Attacking cherished beliefs
- outspokenFreely expressing opinions
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- debaterOne who argues positions
critic · antagonistic · combative · disputatious · contentious · incendiary · maverick · nonconformist
Profoundly knowledgeable
- literateAble to read
- cerebralRelating to intellect
- polymathMulti-domain expert
- historianExpert on past events
classicist · thinker · literary · cultured · sophisticated · patrician · learned · scholar
One who mocks through wit
- sardonicGrimly mocking
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- epigramPithy, memorable saying
banter · quip · bon mot · repartee · drollery · lampooning · mordant · acerbic
Open to reform
- DemocratBlue party supporter
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
patrician · aristocratic · establishment · dynasty · anti-imperialist · antiwar · democracy · republic
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- essayistAuthor of short prose
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
Lincoln · Julian · 1876 · Hollywood · Washington, D.C. · Duluth · Messiah
iconoclastic
Attacking cherished beliefs
- outspokenFreely expressing opinions
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
debater · critic · antagonistic · combative · disputatious · contentious · incendiary · maverick · nonconformist · acerbic
erudite
Profoundly knowledgeable
historian · classicist · thinker · literary · cultured · sophisticated · patrician · learned · scholar · Renaissance man
satirist
One who mocks through wit
epigram · banter · quip · bon mot · repartee · drollery · lampooning · mordant · acerbic · deadpan
liberal
Open to reform
- DemocratBlue party supporter
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
California · patrician · aristocratic · establishment · dynasty · anti-imperialist · antiwar · democracy · republic · oligarchy
Gore VidalMaya Angelou
Jack Kerouac · Oprah Winfrey · Mr. Rogers · John Steinbeck · Walt Whitman
Gore VidalRush Limbaugh
Polarizing conservative radio commentator
gore, gory, gored, goring, vital, vitality, vitalize, revitalize, revitalization