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
- Chapter 16 Psychoanalysis
- Chapter 17 Postmodernism
- Chapter 18 Trauma Theory
- Chapter 19 Narrative Medicine
- Part V Jewish American Identity
- Part VI Gender and Sexuality
- Part VII Political Contexts
- Part VIII Roth’s Legacy
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 18 - Trauma Theory
from Part IV - Theoretical 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
- Chapter 16 Psychoanalysis
- Chapter 17 Postmodernism
- Chapter 18 Trauma Theory
- Chapter 19 Narrative Medicine
- Part V Jewish American Identity
- Part VI Gender and Sexuality
- Part VII Political Contexts
- Part VIII Roth’s Legacy
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Roth engages with notions and representations of trauma in many of his works, confronting large- scale collective traumas such as the Holocaust as well as individual traumas faced by his characters. This chapter will provide an overview of the way trauma theory has been and can be applied to Roth’s works, as a means of illuminating the ways he explores some of the darker corners of human experience, even when he does so through his tragicomic style.
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- Philip Roth in Context , pp. 184 - 193Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021