The major phases of Philip Roth David Gooblar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gooblar, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roth, Philip--Criticism and interpretation.

Roth, Philip.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fifty years into Philip Roths career, agreement has not yet been reached on the nature of his achievement. Is he the post-war Jewish-American writer par excellence, or a hyphenless American, commentator of American experience? Is he the faithful defender of the realist tradition, a citizen of the world, or the playful postmodernist?The Major Phases of Philip Roth confronts his remarkable diversity by accounting for each stage of Rothian preoccupation, from the comedy and seriousness to the Judaism and psychoanalysis. This refreshing study is not intent on locating a single unifying theme.Featu

Contents:

Introduction

Timeline

1. The New York Intellectuals: Goodbye, Columbus

2. The Idea of Seriousness: Portnoy's Complaint

3. Franz Kafka, Anne Frank, and Roth's Personal Culture: After Portnoy I

4. The Freudian Lock: After Portnoy II

5. Non-Fiction Writings

6. The American Experience: American Pastoral, I Married a Communist and The Human Stain

Biography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-176) and index

ISBN:

9786613129642

9781472542823

1472542827

9781283129640

1283129647

9781441186317

144118631X

OCLC:

731646713