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Roth's wars : a career in conflict / James D. Bloom.
Van Pelt Library PS3568.O855 Z585 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bloom, James D., 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Roth, Philip, 1933-2018--Criticism and interpretation.
- Roth, Philip.
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- War in literature.
- Soldiers in literature.
- Journalists in literature.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 173 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Roth's Wars is an inquiry into how Roth cast himself throughout his fiction as a war writer, a teller of soldier stories, in relation to Roth's and his narrators' subsidiary performances as sportswriters, crime reporters, polemicists, pundits, and movie fans"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface "The last of the ex-GIs"
- Study war : an overview
- Rescue, refuge, escape
- Don't count the dead
- Endless war (Pandora unbound or The Promethean daughter)
- Sports wars
- Newark wars : race war/gang war
- Jewish wars.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bloom, James D., 1951- Roth's wars
- ISBN:
- 9781666913842
- 1666913847
- OCLC:
- 1312197862
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