{"product_id":"philip-roth-in-context-hardback-9781108489294","title":"Philip Roth in Context (Hardback) 9781108489294","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePhilip Roth in Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume offers new insight into the breadth of contexts that inform Philip Roth's body of work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaggie McKinley (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108489294, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 July 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e414 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 3 cm, 0.72 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a reasonable starting point for anyone seeking a complete picture of how Roth is viewed within the context of academic literary criticism … Recommended.' S. Gittleman, Choice Connect\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWritten by leading scholars on Philip Roth from around the globe, this book offers new insight into the various contexts that inform his body of work. It opens with an overview of Roth's life and literary influences, before turning to important critical, geographical, theoretical, cultural, and historical contexts. It closes with focused meditations on the various iterations of Roth's legacy, from the screen to international translations of his work to his signature stylistic imprint on American letters. Together, all of these chapters reveal Roth's range as a writer, as he interrogates American national identity and history, and explores the dimensions of the individual self.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Maggie McKinley\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Life and Literary Contexts: 1. Life Matthew Shipe\u003cbr\u003e 2. Literary Influences Rachael McLennan\u003cbr\u003e 3. Literary Conversations Dan A. O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e 4. Roth's Comic Seriousness Paule Lévy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Writing about Writing James D. Bloom\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Critical Contexts: 6. The Early Years Ira Nadel\u003cbr\u003e 7. Portnoy and its Aftermath Pia Masiero\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Zuckerman Books David Hadar\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Kepesh Books Mike Witcombe\u003cbr\u003e 10. The 'Philip Roth' books Gurumurthy Neelakantan\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Late Novellas Victoria Aarons\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Geographical Contexts: 12. Newark Jessica Lang\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Berkshires Daniel Anderson\u003cbr\u003e 14. Prague Claudia Franziska Brühwiler\u003cbr\u003e 15. Israel Leona Toker\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Theoretical Contexts: 16. Psychoanalysis Maren Scheurer\u003cbr\u003e 17. Postmodernism Michael Kalisch\u003cbr\u003e 18. Trauma Theory Aimee Pozorski\u003cbr\u003e 19. Narrative Medicine Miriam Jaffe\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Jewish American Identity: 20. Roth as 'Jewish American Writer' Jennifer Glaser\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Holocaust in Roth's Work Hilene Flanzbaum\u003cbr\u003e 22. Judaism and Secularism Jacques Berlinerblau\u003cbr\u003e 23. Antisemitism Gustavo Sánchez Canales\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Black-Jewish Matrix Brett Ashley Kaplan and Naomi Taub\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Gender \u0026amp; Sexuality: 25. Roth and Women Debra Shostak\u003cbr\u003e 26. Masculinity Maggie McKinley\u003cbr\u003e 27. Sexuality David Brauner\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Political Contexts: 28. Political Satire David Gooblar\u003cbr\u003e 29. Class Politics Andy Connolly\u003cbr\u003e 30. American Individualism Brittany Hirth\u003cbr\u003e 31. The War on Terror Margaret Scanlan\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. Roth's Legacy: 32. Roth in Adaptation Gerard O'Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e 33. Roth in Translation Velichka Ivanova\u003cbr\u003e 34. Philip Roth on Philip Roth James Schiff\u003cbr\u003e 35. Roth in Retirement Timothy Parrish\u003cbr\u003e Primary Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Selected Secondary Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary reference works [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary reference works\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20reference%20works%20%5BDSR%5D%22\"\u003eDSR\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: from c 1900 - [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: from c 1900 -\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20from%20c%201900%20-%20%5BDSBH%5D%22\"\u003eDSBH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005808431384,"sku":"9781108489294","price":84.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108489294i.jpg?v=1696706577","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/philip-roth-in-context-hardback-9781108489294","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}