Philip Roth's rude truth : the art of immaturity (engelsk)

Ross Posnock

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Has anyone ever worked harder and longer at being immature than novelist Philip Roth? This book examines Roth's 'mature immaturity' in its depth and richness. It lets readers to reconsider the narrow categories into which Roth has often been slotted - laureate of Newark, New Jersey; junior partner in the firm Salinger, Bellow, Mailer, and Malamud.

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Preface xi Acknowledgments xix List of Abbreviations xxi Chapter 1: Introduction: Roth Antagonistes 1 Chapter 2: Immaturity: A Genealogy 39 Chapter 3: Ancestors and Relatives: The Game of Appropriation and the Sacrifice of Assimilation 88 Chapter 4: "A very slippery subject": The Counterlife as Pivot 125 Chapter 5: Letting Go, or How to Lead a Stupid Life: Sabbath's Nakedness 155 Chapter 6: Being Game in The Human Stain 193 Chapter 7: The Two Philips 236 Coda: "The stars are indispensable" 260 Notes 267 Works Cited 287 Index 295