The major phases of Philip Roth /

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 wo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gooblar, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Continuum, 2011.
Subjects:
Roth, Philip > Criticism and interpretation.
Roth, Philip
American literature > History and criticism.
Literary studies: general.
Literary studies: from c 1900.
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Timeline; Introduction Inward / Outward; Chapter 1 The American Jewish Experience and the New York Intellectuals: Goodbye, Columbus; Chapter 2 The Idea of Seriousness: Portnoy's Complaint; Chapter 3 Franz Kafka, Anne Frank, and Roth's "Personal Culture": After Portnoy I; Chapter 4 The Freudian Lock: After Portnoy II; Chapter 5 Nonfiction Writings; Chapter 6 The American Experience: American Pastoral, I Married a Communist, and The Human Stain; Conclusion (There's no) Remaking Reality; Notes.

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