Philip Roth in Context

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Philip Roth in Context is written by Maggie McKinley and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1108809553 (ISBN 10) and 9781108809559 (ISBN 13).

Written by leading scholars on Philip Roth from around the globe, this book offers new insight into the various contexts that inform his body of work. It opens with an overview of Roth's life and literary influences, before turning to important critical, geographical, theoretical, cultural, and historical contexts. It closes with focused meditations on the various iterations of Roth's legacy, from the screen to international translations of his work to his signature stylistic imprint on American letters. Together, all of these chapters reveal Roth's range as a writer, as he interrogates American national identity and history, and explores the dimensions of the individual self.