Roth's American Trilogy
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Roth's American Trilogy is a series of interrelated novels by Philip Roth that explore postwar American life, identity, and political turmoil through complex, often unreliable protagonists.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roth's American Trilogy canonical | 1 |
| Roth’s American Trilogy | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel series ⓘ |
| author | Philip Roth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
1960s social upheaval
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Jewish-American experience ⓘ McCarthyism ⓘ personal and political identity ⓘ race relations in America ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
American Pastoral
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I Married a Communist ⓘ The Human Stain ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
moral ambiguity
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unreliable perspective ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistType | middle-aged male protagonists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
major work in Philip Roth's oeuvre
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widely studied in American literature courses ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American identity
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political turmoil ⓘ postwar American life ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFeature |
interrelated novels
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unreliable narrators ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex characterization
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intense psychological realism ⓘ social and political critique ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setInPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Roth’s American Trilogy