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Philip Roth's rude truth : the art of immaturity /

Has anyone ever worked harder and longer at being immature than Philip Roth? The novelist himself pointed out the paradox, saying that after establishing a reputation for maturity with two earnest novels, he "worked hard and long and diligently" to be frivolous--an effort that resulted in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Posnock, Ross
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Roth Antagonistes; 2 Immaturity: A Genealogy; 3 Ancestors and Relatives: The Game of Appropriation and the Sacrifice of Assimilation; 4 "A very slippery subject": The Counterlife as Pivot; 5 Letting Go, or How to Lead a Stupid Life: Sabbath's Nakedness; 6 Being Game in The Human Stain; 7 The Two Philips; Coda: "The stars are indispensable"; Notes; Works Cited; Index.