Political initiation in the novels of Philip Roth / Claudia Franziska Bruhwiler.

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research (SIAW-HSG) of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Framework. Beginnings and transitions in political science and literature -- Classical initiation stories. Political awakenings in The plot against America and Indignation -- Guided by the particularizer: I married a Communist -- Political odysseys: Prague, Israel, and elsewhere -- Initiation as radical self-invention. Passing and other escapes from the hereditary predicament -- The religious void, or terrorist art: fanaticism as a quest for identity de-initiation -- For another go: (Zucker)man as a perpetual initiand -- Epilogue.

Political Initiation in the Novels of Philip Roth exemplifies how literature and, specifically, the work of Philip Roth can help readers understand the ways in which individuals develop their political identity, learn to comprehend political ideas, and define their role in society. Combining political science, literary theory, and anthropology, the book describes an individual's political coming of age as a political initiation story, which is crafted as much by the individual himself as by the circumstances influencing him, such as political events or the political attitude of the parents. Ph.

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