Jewish anxiety and the novels of Philip Roth /
Kaplan, Brett Ashley,
Jewish anxiety and the novels of Philip Roth / Brett Ashley Kaplan. - 1 online resource (x, 204 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-199) and index.
Cover ; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Jewish Anxiety: "Goodbye, Columbus," "Eli, the Fanatic," and Portnoy's Complaint; 2 Specters of Roth: The Ghost Writer, Exit Ghost, and Zuckerman Unbound; 3 Double-Consciousness and the Jewish Heart of Darkness: The Counterlife and Operation Shylock; 4 The American Berserk: Sabbath's Theater and American Pastoral; 5 Playing It Any Way You Like: The Human Stain; 6 Counterfactual Terror: The Plot Against America; Conclusion: What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank; Notes; Bibliography; Index
"Jewish Anxiety and the Novels of Philip Roth argues that Roth's novels teach us that Jewish anxiety stems not only from fear of victimization but also from fear of perpetration. It is impossible to think about Jewish victimization without thinking about the Holocaust; and it is impossible to think about the taboo question of Jewish perpetration without thinking about Israel. Roth's texts explore the Israel-Palestine question and the Holocaust with varying degrees of intensity but all his novels scrutinize perpetration and victimization through examining racism and sexism in America. Brett Ashley Kaplan uses Roth's novels as springboards to illuminate larger problems of victimization and perpetration; masculinity, femininity, and gender; racism and anti-Semitism. For if, as Kaplan argues, Jewish anxiety is not only about the fear of oppression, and we can begin to see how these anxieties function in terms of fears of perpetration, then perhaps we can begin to unpack the complicated dynamics around the line between the Holocaust and Israel-Palestine"-- "Uses Roth's novels as springboards to illuminate larger problematics of victimization, gender, racism and anti-Semitism"--
English.
9781628925043 electronic bk. 1628925043 electronic bk. hbk. hbk. 1501304585 9781501304583 9781628925036 (ePub) 1628925035
10.5040/9781501304583 doi
Roth, Philip--Criticism and interpretation.
Roth, Philip.
Roth, Philip 1933-2018
Judaism and literature.
Anxiety in literature.
Judaïsme et littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies.
Anxiety in literature.
Judaism and literature.
Roman
Judentum
Angst
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS3568.O855 / Z6956 2015eb
813/.54
Jewish anxiety and the novels of Philip Roth / Brett Ashley Kaplan. - 1 online resource (x, 204 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-199) and index.
Cover ; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Jewish Anxiety: "Goodbye, Columbus," "Eli, the Fanatic," and Portnoy's Complaint; 2 Specters of Roth: The Ghost Writer, Exit Ghost, and Zuckerman Unbound; 3 Double-Consciousness and the Jewish Heart of Darkness: The Counterlife and Operation Shylock; 4 The American Berserk: Sabbath's Theater and American Pastoral; 5 Playing It Any Way You Like: The Human Stain; 6 Counterfactual Terror: The Plot Against America; Conclusion: What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank; Notes; Bibliography; Index
"Jewish Anxiety and the Novels of Philip Roth argues that Roth's novels teach us that Jewish anxiety stems not only from fear of victimization but also from fear of perpetration. It is impossible to think about Jewish victimization without thinking about the Holocaust; and it is impossible to think about the taboo question of Jewish perpetration without thinking about Israel. Roth's texts explore the Israel-Palestine question and the Holocaust with varying degrees of intensity but all his novels scrutinize perpetration and victimization through examining racism and sexism in America. Brett Ashley Kaplan uses Roth's novels as springboards to illuminate larger problems of victimization and perpetration; masculinity, femininity, and gender; racism and anti-Semitism. For if, as Kaplan argues, Jewish anxiety is not only about the fear of oppression, and we can begin to see how these anxieties function in terms of fears of perpetration, then perhaps we can begin to unpack the complicated dynamics around the line between the Holocaust and Israel-Palestine"-- "Uses Roth's novels as springboards to illuminate larger problematics of victimization, gender, racism and anti-Semitism"--
English.
9781628925043 electronic bk. 1628925043 electronic bk. hbk. hbk. 1501304585 9781501304583 9781628925036 (ePub) 1628925035
10.5040/9781501304583 doi
Roth, Philip--Criticism and interpretation.
Roth, Philip.
Roth, Philip 1933-2018
Judaism and literature.
Anxiety in literature.
Judaïsme et littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies.
Anxiety in literature.
Judaism and literature.
Roman
Judentum
Angst
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS3568.O855 / Z6956 2015eb
813/.54