Book contents
- Philip Roth in Context
- Philip Roth in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- A Note on References and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Life and Literary Contexts
- Part II Critical Contexts
- Part III Geographical Contexts
- Part IV Theoretical Contexts
- Part V Jewish American Identity
- Part VI Gender and Sexuality
- Part VII Political Contexts
- Part VIII Roth’s Legacy
- Chapter 32 Roth in Adaptation
- Chapter 33 Roth in Translation
- Chapter 34 Philip Roth on Philip Roth
- Chapter 35 Roth in Retirement
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 34 - Philip Roth on Philip Roth
from Part VIII - Roth’s Legacy
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Book contents
- Philip Roth in Context
- Philip Roth in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- A Note on References and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Life and Literary Contexts
- Part II Critical Contexts
- Part III Geographical Contexts
- Part IV Theoretical Contexts
- Part V Jewish American Identity
- Part VI Gender and Sexuality
- Part VII Political Contexts
- Part VIII Roth’s Legacy
- Chapter 32 Roth in Adaptation
- Chapter 33 Roth in Translation
- Chapter 34 Philip Roth on Philip Roth
- Chapter 35 Roth in Retirement
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Summary
“To become a celebrity is to become a brand name,” Philip Roth told Alain Finkielkraut in 1981. “There is Ivory soap, Rice Krispies, and Philip Roth.” This was neither the first nor the last time that Roth would address his public image. In both fiction and nonfiction – from his novels to his memoirs to his “Open Letter to Wikipedia” in 2012, Roth wrote about himself, contending with and processing public representations of “Philip Roth.”
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- Philip Roth in Context , pp. 372 - 381Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021