Political initiation in the novels of Philip Roth

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

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 politic...

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Main Author: Brühwiler, Claudia Franziska
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Subjects:
Roth, Philip > Criticism and interpretation.
Roth, Philip
Political socialization in literature.
Political participation in literature.
Self in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Political participation in literature
Political socialization in literature
Self in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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