Philip Roth in Context
Hardcover 350 pages English Oct 07, 2021
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Written 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.
- Author:
- Maggie McKinley
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:
- Oct 07, 2021
- Number of pages:
- 350 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 110848929X
- ISBN-13:
- 9781108489294