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- 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
- Part VIII Roth’s Legacy
- Chapter 32 Roth in Adaptation
- Chapter 33 Roth in Translation
- Chapter 34 Philip Roth on Philip Roth
- Chapter 35 Roth in Retirement
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 32 - Roth in Adaptation
from Part VIII - Roth’s Legacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 July 2021
- 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
- Part VIII Roth’s Legacy
- Chapter 32 Roth in Adaptation
- Chapter 33 Roth in Translation
- Chapter 34 Philip Roth on Philip Roth
- Chapter 35 Roth in Retirement
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Eight of Roth’s works have been adapted into films, with mixed success. A film version of Goodbye, Columbus was released in 1969, followed by an adaptation of Portnoy’s Complaint. Aside from a TV version of The Ghost Writer in 1984, Roth’s work was largely absent in Hollywood until it received a “revival” of sorts decades later, with film versions of The Human Stain, The Dying Animal, The Humbling, and American Pastoral. In 2014, Listen Up, Philip! was also released – a film not based on a particular work of Roth’s but clearly inspired by Roth and his work in a number of ways. This chapter will provide an overview of these adaptations and their receptions, while also shedding light on the challenges of translating Roth into film.
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- Philip Roth in Context , pp. 347 - 359Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021