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“High entertainment.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A subtle, provoking, enthralling book. . . . Vidal’s ability to invoke a world is amazing.” —The Christian Science Monitor
“Simply great. . . . A truly monumental novel.” —Associated Press
“Historical fiction in the true, honorable sense. . . . Full of vivid, richly wrought fictional detail.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Impressive. . . . To the formidable task which Vidal sets himself, he brings an easy and fluent gift for narrative; a theatrical sense of scene and dramatic occasion; and a revealing eye and ear for character delineation–to say nothing of wide reading.” –Newsweek
“A real hero. . . . An excellent book.” –Chicago Daily News
“Gore Vidal has the sharpest sense of what political power consists of, how it is achieved and what it does to a man. And at the same time he is funny, roaringly funny. . . . Julian is a brilliant beacon of light in the dim grey landscape of the historical novel.” –Louis Auchincloss
“A brilliant study of Julian’s era. . . . That rare historical novel which enjoys all the virtues of good history and good fiction.” –Washington Star
“No odder figure ever guided the destinies of the Roman Empire than the Emperor Julian Augustus. Here was a recluse and a scholar who became a great military leader, an ascetic who preached the life of the senses, a fatalist who believed he would remake the world. . . . He is endlessly fascinating.” –Time
“A subtle, provoking, enthralling book. . . . Vidal’s ability to invoke a world is amazing.” —The Christian Science Monitor
“Simply great. . . . A truly monumental novel.” —Associated Press
“Historical fiction in the true, honorable sense. . . . Full of vivid, richly wrought fictional detail.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Impressive. . . . To the formidable task which Vidal sets himself, he brings an easy and fluent gift for narrative; a theatrical sense of scene and dramatic occasion; and a revealing eye and ear for character delineation–to say nothing of wide reading.” –Newsweek
“A real hero. . . . An excellent book.” –Chicago Daily News
“Gore Vidal has the sharpest sense of what political power consists of, how it is achieved and what it does to a man. And at the same time he is funny, roaringly funny. . . . Julian is a brilliant beacon of light in the dim grey landscape of the historical novel.” –Louis Auchincloss
“A brilliant study of Julian’s era. . . . That rare historical novel which enjoys all the virtues of good history and good fiction.” –Washington Star
“No odder figure ever guided the destinies of the Roman Empire than the Emperor Julian Augustus. Here was a recluse and a scholar who became a great military leader, an ascetic who preached the life of the senses, a fatalist who believed he would remake the world. . . . He is endlessly fascinating.” –Time
Kurzbeschreibung
The remarkable bestseller about the fourth-century Roman emperor who famously tried to halt the spread of Christianity, Julian is widely regarded as one of Gore Vidal’s finest historical novels.
Julian the Apostate, nephew of Constantine the Great, was one of the brightest yet briefest lights in the history of the Roman Empire. A military genius on the level of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great, a graceful and persuasive essayist, and a philosopher devoted to worshipping the gods of Hellenism, he became embroiled in a fierce intellectual war with Christianity that provoked his murder at the age of thirty-two, only four years into his brilliantly humane and compassionate reign. A marvelously imaginative and insightful novel of classical antiquity, Julian captures the religious and political ferment of a desperate age and restores with blazing wit and vigor the legacy of an impassioned ruler.
Julian the Apostate, nephew of Constantine the Great, was one of the brightest yet briefest lights in the history of the Roman Empire. A military genius on the level of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great, a graceful and persuasive essayist, and a philosopher devoted to worshipping the gods of Hellenism, he became embroiled in a fierce intellectual war with Christianity that provoked his murder at the age of thirty-two, only four years into his brilliantly humane and compassionate reign. A marvelously imaginative and insightful novel of classical antiquity, Julian captures the religious and political ferment of a desperate age and restores with blazing wit and vigor the legacy of an impassioned ruler.
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so you like historical fiction but you are tired of the bestselling junk that teases with grand drama and true love in the usual holywood style? everything must be exaggerated these days. the covers in 1000 colors and the stories simple but touching. ok, you are not alone.
read this book. apart from being a splendidly written historical novel, it contains so much philosophy and interesting background information, that you will wonder why you have wasted so much time with the usual junk. this is the thrilling story of Julian. a scholar boy, a philosopher who becomes an emperor. hesitantly at first, but very successful later. at least if we may believe in his own words.
we may not though! there are two of his friends who tell another story between the chapters. who show us the weaknesses and mistakes of Julian and who manage to keep us from identifying with the protagonist, who try to find out, why he had to fail in the end.
beware if you are out for shallow entertainment. oh, the book is entertaining, but it will make you THINK. also beware if you dont want your christian faith to be questioned. even in this field the book will make you think. you might think too much though.
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Spannend, unterhaltsam, lehrreich. Ein frühes Meisterwerk von Gore Vidal über das (spät)römische Reich in seiner letzten Blütephase, ca. 100 Jahre vor dem Untergang des weströmischen Reiches.
Gut lesbare, sehr humorvolle und detailreiche Beschreibung der Spätantike z.Z. der Glaubenskriege zwischen Christen und "Heiden" aus der Sicht des letzten heidnischen römischen Kaisers Julian, der als (griechischer) Philosoph und (römischer) Feldherr vergeblich versucht, den Siegeszug des Christentums aufzuhalten. Immerhin vertreibt er als junger Feldherr noch einmal erfolgreich die Germanen aus Gallien, bevor er nach wenigen Jahren Herrschaft in einem großangelegten Feldzug gegen die Perser umkommt.
Vidal liebt und präsentiert die griechische und römische heidnische Kultur und Philosophie der Spätantike (z.B. Stoa), kurz bevor diese von den Christen verdrängt, verfolgt und größtenteils ausgerottet wird. Das spätrömische Reich in seiner letzten kulturellen Blütephase wird anschaulich beschrieben und lebendig.
Gut lesbare, sehr humorvolle und detailreiche Beschreibung der Spätantike z.Z. der Glaubenskriege zwischen Christen und "Heiden" aus der Sicht des letzten heidnischen römischen Kaisers Julian, der als (griechischer) Philosoph und (römischer) Feldherr vergeblich versucht, den Siegeszug des Christentums aufzuhalten. Immerhin vertreibt er als junger Feldherr noch einmal erfolgreich die Germanen aus Gallien, bevor er nach wenigen Jahren Herrschaft in einem großangelegten Feldzug gegen die Perser umkommt.
Vidal liebt und präsentiert die griechische und römische heidnische Kultur und Philosophie der Spätantike (z.B. Stoa), kurz bevor diese von den Christen verdrängt, verfolgt und größtenteils ausgerottet wird. Das spätrömische Reich in seiner letzten kulturellen Blütephase wird anschaulich beschrieben und lebendig.
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A biting polemic against Christianity couched in the form of a biography of the last "Pagan" Emperor of Rome, the short-lived Julian 'the Apostate', this book does not fail to satisfy. It is packed with drama and moving characters, and above all pathos for the doomed but impassioned Julian himself. It is told through his own 'memoirs', as well as commentaries on these by two of Julian's teachers--a Stoic philosopher in Athens and a fellow Mithras-worshipper in Antioch. Must-read for fans of Late Antiquity.
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A superior 4th-century version of The Best and the Brightest
Vidal's erudition and acerbic wit make this "novel" required reading for anti-clericalism fans in particular and students of the human condition in general. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 12. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
Rarely Do We See A Talent Like Vidal
I am currently a college student, yet I have read a plethora of literature. Being a devout fan of early European History, Vidal's book is the most captivating of all. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. April 1999 von tdixit2003
couldn't put it down.
I was totally hooked from the first page and it never let me down. A well-crafted and enjoyable read, and if you're interested in Late Roman history, that's just sauce on the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 11. März 1999 veröffentlicht
The Ultimate Iconoclast novel
For those who love historical fiction, and those who are constantly amazed at the way our world still runs on myth-as-truth, this book will be like a good meal after weeks of... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 23. Februar 1999 von Patrick Barnes
Vidal's historical fiction at it's best.
Gore Vidal is, perhaps, best know for his historical fiction. Books like 1876, Burr, Washington DC, and Empire bring history to life through the use of fictional characters. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 16. Februar 1999 veröffentlicht
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