Blowing up the Jewish mother: Philip Roth's "Portnoy's complaint" and Woody Allen's "Oedipus wrecks"
Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint and Woody Allen’s Oedipus Wrecks are autobiographical works that dramatize the painfulness of self-representation through a stereotyped mother. They show the interplay between self-inflation and fears of castration. The Jewish mother in the text is the vociferous in...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2000
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Annali di storia dell'esegesi
Year: 2000, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 527-535 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Roth, Philip 1933-2018, Portnoy's complaint
/ Oedipus wrecks
/ Mother
/ Social role
/ Judaism
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism |
| Summary: | Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint and Woody Allen’s Oedipus Wrecks are autobiographical works that dramatize the painfulness of self-representation through a stereotyped mother. They show the interplay between self-inflation and fears of castration. The Jewish mother in the text is the vociferous instrument for the author’s self-assertion as Jew and artist. Reflexive narrative strategies make her into the scapegoat for the author’s self-exposure to the American public. |
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| ISSN: | 1120-4001 |
| Contains: | In: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
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