ROTH, Philip (Milton)

ROTH, Philip (Milton)
(1933-)
   US writer who remains best known for Portnoy's Complaint (1969), a novel whose sophisticated and often comic treatment of sexual obsessions is fantastically furthered (FABULATION) in The Breast (1972), the tale of the sudden and painful transformation of a man into a female breast; the psychosexual implications of the metaphor are clear, as is the debt to Franz KAFKA. The descent to Hell of "Trick E. Dixon" in Our Gang (1971) isarousing.
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  • ROTH, PHILIP MILTON — (1933– ), U.S. novelist. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Roth was educated at Rutgers, Bucknell, and Chicago universities, and taught English at the last from 1955 to 1958. He later took a teaching post in Iowa and was writer in residence at… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Roth,Philip Milton — Roth (rôth), Philip Milton. Born 1933. American writer whose witty and ironic fiction, including the novel Portnoy s Complaint (1969), concerns middle class Jewish life. * * * …   Universalium

  • Roth, Philip (Milton) — born March 19, 1933, Newark, N.J.,U.S. U.S. writer. Roth attended the University of Chicago and first achieved fame with Goodbye Columbus (1959), whose title story concerns the boorish materialism of a suburban family. His works are characterized …   Universalium

  • Roth, Philip (Milton) — (19 mar. 1933, Newark, N.J., EE.UU.). Escritor estadounidense. Roth estudió en la Universidad de Chicago. Su fama se inició con Adiós Columbus (1959), una novela breve sobre el tedioso materialismo de una familia de los suburbios. Sus obras se… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Philip Milton Roth — [ɹɑːθ] (* 19. März 1933 in Newark, New Jersey) ist ein US amerikanischer Romancier und gilt als einer der wichtigsten Schriftsteller der Gegenwart. Er lebt auf einer Farm in Connecticut. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werke 2.1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Roth, Philip — ▪ American author in full  Philip Milton Roth   born March 19, 1933, Newark, N.J., U.S.       American novelist and short story writer whose works are characterized by an acute ear for dialogue, a concern with Jewish middle class life, and the… …   Universalium

  • Philip Milton Roth — noun United States writer whose novels portray middle class Jewish life (born in 1933) • Syn: ↑Roth, ↑Philip Roth • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

  • Philip Roth — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Archivo:Philip Roth.jpg Philip Roth Philip Milton Roth (Newark, Nueva Jersey, 19 de marzo de 1933) es un escritor estadounidense de origen judío, conocido sobre todo por sus novelas, aunque también ha escrito cuentos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Milton — Milton, John * * * (as used in expressions) Babbitt, Milton (Byron) Berle, Milton Milton Berlinger John Milton Cage, Jr. Friedman, Milton Hart, Lorenz (Milton) Hay, John (Milton) Milton Gruenwald Lear, Norman (Milton) Milton, John Obote, (Apollo) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Roth — noun United States writer whose novels portray middle class Jewish life (born in 1933) • Syn: ↑Philip Roth, ↑Philip Milton Roth • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * /rawth, roth/, n. Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short story… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Milton — /mil tn/, n. 1. John, 1608 74, English poet. 2. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada. 28,067. 3. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston. 25,860. 4. a male given name: a family name taken from a placename meaning mill town. * * * (as used in… …   Universalium

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