Promiscuous : Portnoy's complaint and our doomed pursuit of happiness /

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The publication of Portnoy's Complaint in 1969 provoked instant, powerful reactions. It blasted Philip Roth into international fame, subjected him to unrelenting personal scrutiny and conjecture, and shocked legions of readers--some delighted, others appalled. Portnoy and other main characters...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Avishai, Bernard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Roth, Philip. > Portnoy's complaint.
Portnoy's complaint (Roth, Philip)
Satire, American > History and criticism.
Jews in literature.
Juifs dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Jewish.
Jews in literature
Satire, American
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue, Teaching notes
  • A novel in the form of a confession : the enigma of Portnoy, who is not Roth
  • Really icky : Portnoy as satirist
  • "The best kind" : Portnoy as the object of satire
  • Punch line : psychoanalysis as the object of satire
  • Conclusion, You are not true.

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