Synopses & Reviews
The most comprehensive and up-to-date overview available for students, scholars and readers of Roth.
Synopsis
Philip Roth has been among the most influential and controversial writers of our age. This Companion provides the most comprehensive introduction to his works and thought. With its chronology and guide to further reading, this book will be essential for new and returning Roth readers, students and scholars.
About the Author
Timothy Parrish is Associate Professor of English at Texas Christian University.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Roth at mid-career Timothy Parrish; 1. American-Jewish identity in Roth's short fiction Victoria Aarons; 2. Roth, literary influence, and postmodernism Derek Parker Royal; 3. Zuckerman Bound: the celebrant of silence Donald M. Kartiganer; 4. Roth and the Holocaust Michael Rothberg; 5. Roth and Israel Emily Miller Budick; 6. Roth's doubles Josh Cohen; 7. Revisiting Roth's psychoanalysts Jeffrey Berman; 8. Roth and gender Debra Shostak; 9. Roth and ethnic identity Timothy Parrish; 10. Mourning and melancholia in Roth's American Trilogy Mark Shechner; 11. Roth's autobiographical writings Hana Wirth-Nesher; Selected bibliography and suggestions for further reading.