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
- Chapter 28 Political Satire
- Chapter 29 Class Politics
- Chapter 30 American Individualism
- Chapter 31 The War on Terror
- Part VIII Roth’s Legacy
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 31 - The War on Terror
from Part VII - Political Contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 July 2021
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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
- Chapter 28 Political Satire
- Chapter 29 Class Politics
- Chapter 30 American Individualism
- Chapter 31 The War on Terror
- Part VIII Roth’s Legacy
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter will situate Roth’s work within the post-9/11 climate defined by a shift in national attitudes as a result of an increased fear of terrorism, and among other literary figures struggling to represent American and, in some cases, the subject of terror, in their fiction.
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- Philip Roth in Context , pp. 333 - 344Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021