Vidal favours this over narration or observational writing, attempting to convey his own personal wit and charisma through his characters. Much of the writing is presented through dramatic, flamboyant dialogue.
Significant characters include Lincoln’s cabinet secretaries William Seward, Salmon Chase as well as Kate Sprague, John Hay, Mary Todd Lincoln and David Herold. Rather, the reader views Lincoln through the eyes of his enemies, friends, political rivalries and even those who sought to kill him. The book is never narrated from Lincoln’s perspective. In the series, Vidal offers works of historical fiction that reinterpret American history starting from the American Revolution and spanning past World War II. The novel is part of Gore Vidal’s ‘Narratives of Empire’ series and joins his other works Burr (1973), 1876 (1976) and Washington D.C. He draws from contemporary diaries, memoirs, letters, newspaper accounts, the biographical writings of John Hay and John Nicolay (Lincoln's secretaries), and the work of modern historians. Though Lincoln is the focus, the book is never narrated from his point of view (with the exception of several paragraphs describing a dream Lincoln had shortly before his death) Vidal instead writes from the perspective of key historical figures. Rather than focus on the Civil War itself, the novel is centred on Lincoln's political and personal struggles. The novel describes the presidency of Abraham Lincoln and extends from the start of the American Civil War until his assassination. The film was shot almost entirely in Richmond, Virginia, and it cost $8 million to produce.Lincoln: A Novel is a 1984 historical novel, part of the Narratives of Empire series by Gore Vidal. The miniseries was also nominated for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Art Direction in a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special ( Mary Tyler Moore), Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Mini-series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special ( Ruby Dee) at the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards. Lamont Johnson won an Emmy for directing Lincoln.
(It can also be noted that Waterston would later dub the voice of Lincoln in Ken Burns's documentary The Civil War the following year.) It covers the period from Lincoln's election as President of the United States to the time of his assassination. It was directed by Lamont Johnson and was based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Gore Vidal. Lincoln, also known as Gore Vidal's Lincoln, is a 1988 American television miniseries starring Sam Waterston as Abraham Lincoln, Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Todd Lincoln, and Richard Mulligan as William H.
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