The Major Phases of Philip Roth

by David Gooblar

Overview

An excellent account of, and reflection on, each diverse stage of American literary giant Philip Roth's fifty-year career, this book also looks outwards, touching on other aspects of intellectual life in America, such as the rise of The New York Intellectuals Trilling, Howe, Bellow and Kazin.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441103116
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	826 KB

About the Author

David Gooblar writes about and teaches twentieth-century American literature. He lives in Iowa City with his wife and daughter.

Table of 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

Editorial Reviews

Author David Gooblar listed as a contributor in The Jewish Quarterly

David Gooblar's The Major Phases of Philip Roth is not only a useful addition to the critical response surrounding Roth's work, but it's a rewarding experience in its own right. Building off of the scholarship that has come before, his book provides a unique overview of Roth's career and presents it as it truly is: a series of twists, shifts, and convergences revolving around the inner world of the writer and the larger culture onto which that self is projected.

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