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Book SynopsisWritten by leading scholars on Philip Roth from around the globe, this book offers new insight into the various contexts that inform his body of work. Itopens with an overview of Roth''s life and literary influences, before turning to important critical, geographical, theoretical, cultural, and historical contexts. It closes with focused meditations on the various iterations of Roth''s legacy, from the screen to international translations of his work to his signature stylistic imprint on American letters. Together, all of these chapters reveal Roth''s range as a writer, as he interrogates American national identity and history, and explores the dimensions of the individual self.
Trade Review'… a reasonable starting point for anyone seeking a complete picture of how Roth is viewed within the context of academic literary criticism … Recommended.' S. Gittleman, Choice Connect
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors; Introduction Maggie McKinley; Part I. Life and Literary Contexts: 1. Life Matthew Shipe; 2. Literary Influences Rachael McLennan; 3. Literary Conversations Dan A. O'Brien; 4. Roth's Comic Seriousness Paule Lévy; 5. Writing about Writing James D. Bloom; Part II. Critical Contexts: 6. The Early Years Ira Nadel; 7. Portnoy and its Aftermath Pia Masiero; 8. The Zuckerman Books David Hadar; 9. The Kepesh Books Mike Witcombe; 10. The 'Philip Roth' books Gurumurthy Neelakantan; 11. The Late Novellas Victoria Aarons; Part III. Geographical Contexts: 12. Newark Jessica Lang; 13. The Berkshires Daniel Anderson; 14. Prague Claudia Franziska Brühwiler; 15. Israel Leona Toker; Part IV. Theoretical Contexts: 16. Psychoanalysis Maren Scheurer; 17. Postmodernism Michael Kalisch; 18. Trauma Theory Aimee Pozorski; 19. Narrative Medicine Miriam Jaffe; Part V. Jewish American Identity: 20. Roth as 'Jewish American Writer' Jennifer Glaser; 21. The Holocaust in Roth's Work Hilene Flanzbaum; 22. Judaism and Secularism Jacques Berlinerblau; 23. Antisemitism Gustavo Sánchez Canales; 24. The Black-Jewish Matrix Brett Ashley Kaplan and Naomi Taub; Part VI. Gender & Sexuality: 25. Roth and Women Debra Shostak; 26. Masculinity Maggie McKinley; 27. Sexuality David Brauner; Part VII. Political Contexts: 28. Political Satire David Gooblar; 29. Class Politics Andy Connolly; 30. American Individualism Brittany Hirth; 31. The War on Terror Margaret Scanlan; Part VIII. Roth's Legacy: 32. Roth in Adaptation Gerard O'Donoghue; 33. Roth in Translation Velichka Ivanova; 34. Philip Roth on Philip Roth James Schiff; 35. Roth in Retirement Timothy Parrish; Primary Bibliography; Selected Secondary Bibliography; Index.
