Samuel Roth, Infamous Modernist
The first deeply researched and sustained biographical treatment of a man who has become recognized as a significant figure in American publishing, transatlantic modernism, and the development of obscenity law.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Florida :
University Press of Florida
2013.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3086219x*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. 1893-1916: From a Galician Shtetl to Columbia University; 2. 1917-1925: Prelude to an International Protest: A Rising, Pugnacious Man of Letters; 3. 1925-1927: ""Damn his Impertinence. Bloody Crook"": Roth Publishes Joyce; 4. 1928-1934: Roth Must Live: A Successful Business and its Bankruptcy; 5. 1934: Jews Must Live: ""We Meet our Destiny on the Road we take to Avoid it""; 6. 1934-1939: A Stretch in the Federal Penitentiary.
- 7. 1940-1949: Roth Breaks Parole, Uncovers a Nazi Plot, gives ""Dame Post Office"" Fits, and Tells his Own Story in Mail-Order Advertising Copy8. 1949-1952: Times Square, Peggy Roth, Southern Gothic, Céline, and Nietzsche; 9. 1952-1957: The Windsors, Winchell, Kefauver: Back to Lewisburg; 10. 1958-1974: ""It had been a Long Time since Someone Like you had Appeared in the World"": Roth Fulfills his Mission; Appendix: Roth Imprints and Business Names; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
