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Playful and Serious: Philip Roth as a Comic Writer
Ben Siegel (Ed.)
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Description for Playful and Serious: Philip Roth as a Comic Writer
Hardback. Editor(s): Siegel, Ben; Halio, Jay L. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Few contemporary American writers have stirred the minds and emotions of their readers as Philip Roth has done. Even fewer writers have excelled in various forms of the comic as Roth has for over a half-century. Playful and Serious assembles a group of outstanding Roth scholars and critics who focus their attention on the different ways Roth brings his comic tendencies to bear on essentially serious topics. The term 'comic' is used in the broadest sense to include humor, irony, satire, comedy, black comedy, and their variations. As co-editor Ben Siegel points out, Roth's special humor often appears to grow ... Read more
Few contemporary American writers have stirred the minds and emotions of their readers as Philip Roth has done. Even fewer writers have excelled in various forms of the comic as Roth has for over a half-century. Playful and Serious assembles a group of outstanding Roth scholars and critics who focus their attention on the different ways Roth brings his comic tendencies to bear on essentially serious topics. The term 'comic' is used in the broadest sense to include humor, irony, satire, comedy, black comedy, and their variations. As co-editor Ben Siegel points out, Roth's special humor often appears to grow ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
544g
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611491470
SKU
V9781611491470
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About Ben Siegel (Ed.)
Ben Siegel was professor of English at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Jay L. Halio is professor emeritus of English at the University of Delaware.
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