Roth, Philip

1. Adams, Tim. "Clinton's Complaint." In New Statesman, Vol. 129, No. 4485, (8 May 2000), pp. 56-57.
   Criticism -- The Human Stain

2. In Allen, Mary. Necessary Blankness: Women in Major American Fiction of the Sixties. New York, Citadel Press [1968, c1957]. pp. 70-96.
   Criticism -- Letting Go -- Portnoy's Complaint -- When She Was Good

3. Alter, Robert. "When He Is Bad." In Commentary, Vol. 44, November 1967, pp. 86-87.
   Criticism -- When She Was Good

4. Alvarez, A. "The Anatomy Lesson" In New York Review of Books, V. 32, April 11, 1985, pp. 15 +.
   Criticism -- The Anatomy Lesson

5. Berman, Paul. "The Plot Against America:What If It Happened Here?" In New York Times Book Review, October 3, 2004, pp. 1+.
   Criticism -- The Plot Against America

6. In Bradbury, Malcolm. Modern American Novel. New York : Viking, 1993. pp. 177-180.
   Criticism -- Works

7. Brownstein, Rachel. "I Married a Communist." In Commonweal, Vol. 126, January 15, 1999, pp. 22 +"
   Criticism -- I Married a Communist

8. Coetzee, J.M. "What Philip Knew." In New York Review of Books, Vol. 51 Issue 18, 11/18/2004, pp. 4-6.
   Criticism -- The Plot Against America

9. Cohen, Eileen. "Alex in Wonderland, or Portnoy's Complaint. In Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 17, July 1971, pp. 161-168.
   Criticism -- Portnoy's Complaint

10. In Cohen, Sarah Blacher, ed. Comic Relief: Humor in Contemporary American literature. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1978. pp. 152-171.
    Criticism -- Portnoy's Complaint

11. In Detweiler, Robert. Four Spiritual Crises. Gainesville, University of Florida Press, 1964. pp. 25-35.
    Criticism -- Letting Go

12. In Dickstein, Morris. Leopards in the Temple. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2002. pp. 210-228.
    Criticism -- Works -- "The Conversion of the Jews" -- "The Defender of the Faith" -- "Epstein" -- Goodbye, Columbus -- Portnoy's Complaint -- Sabbath's Theater

13. Donaldson, Scott. "Philip Roth: the Meanings of Letting Go." In Contemporary Literature, Vol. 11, Winter 1970, pp. 21-35.
    Criticism -- Letting Go

14. In Epstein, Joseph. Plausible Prejudices: Essays on American Writing. New York : W.W. Norton, c1985. pp. 207-220.
    Criticism -- Works

15. Epstein, Joseph "What Does Philip Roth Want?" In Commentary, Vol. 77, No. 1, January, 1984, pp. 62-67.
    Criticism -- Works

16. Freely, Maureen. "D Cups to Die For." In New Republic, Vol. 130, No. 4543 (25 June 2001), pp. 52-53.
    Criticism -- Dying Animal

17. Garis, Richard. "Varieties of Will." In Hudson Review, Vol. 20, Summer 1967, pp. 328-329.
    Criticism -- When She Was Good

18. Gilman, Richard. "Let's Lynch Lucy." In New Republic, Vol. 156, June 24, 1967, pp. 19-21.
    Criticism -- When She Was Good

19. Gilman, Richard. "Ball Five." In Partisan Review, Vol. 40, Fall 1973, pp. 467-471.
    Criticism -- Great American Novel

20. In Girgus, Sam. New Covenant . Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1984. pp. 118-132.
    Criticism -- The Breast -- Ghost Writer -- My Life as a Man -- The Professor of Desire

21. Gorra, Michael. "A Kitchen Table in Newark." In Times Literary Supplement (TLS), Issue 5297, 10/8/2004, pp. 21-22.
    Criticism -- The Plot Against America

22. Greenberg, Robert M. "Transgression in the Fiction of Philip Roth." In Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp 487 +(20 pages).
    Criticism -- Works

23. In Guttmann, Allen. Jewish Writer in America. New York, Oxford University Press, 1971. pp. 64-76, plus see index.
    Criticism -- Goodbye, Columbus -- Letting Go -- Portnoy's Complaint

24. Halkin, Hillel. "How to read Philip Roth." In Commentary, Vol. 97, No. 2, pp 43 +(6 pages).
    Criticism -- Works -- Operation Shylock

In Hardwick, Elizabeth. American Fictions. New York : Modern Library, 1999. pp. pp. 265-276.
Criticism -- Works -- American Pastoral
26. In Hardwick, Elizabeth. Sight-Readings. New York : Random House, c1998. pp. 132-146.
    Criticism -- Works -- American Pastoral

27. Haskell, Molly. "The Dying Animal." In New Leader, Vol. 84, No. 3, (May 2001), pg.38.
    Criticism -- The Dying Animal

28. Heller, Zoe. "The Dying Animal." In New Republic, Vol. 224, No. 21 (21 May 2001), pp. 39-42.
    Criticism -- The Dying Animal

29. In Hicks, Graville. Literary Horizons. New York : New York University Press, 1970, 1972. pp. 243-256.
    Criticism -- Letting Go -- Portnoy's Complaint -- When She Was Good

30. In Howe, Irving. Critical Point. New York, Horizon Press, 1973. pp. 137-157.
    Criticism -- Goodbye, Columbus

31. Howe, Irving. "The Suburbs of Babylon." In New Republic, Vol. 140, June 15, 1959, pp. 16-18.
    Criticism -- Works -- Goodbye, Columbus -- Portnoy's Complaint

32. In Hyman, Stanley Edgar. The Critic's Credentials. New York : Atheneum, 1978. pp. 112-118.
    Criticism -- Portnoy's Complaint

33. "I Married a Communist." In Times Literary Supplement (TLS), December 4, 1998, pg. 8.
    Criticism -- I Married a Communist

34. Israel, Charles. "The Fractured Hero of Roth's Goodbye, Columbus." In Critique, Vol. 16, 1974, pp. 5-11.
    Criticism -- Goodbye, Columbus

35. James, Clive. "Fatherland." In Atlantic , Vol. 294, Issue 4, Nov 2004, pp. 143-149.
    Criticism -- The Plot Against America

36. Kakutani, Michiko. "A Postwar Paradise Shattered From Within." In New York Times Book Review, April 15, 1997, pp. C11, C14.
    Criticism -- American Pastoral

37. In Kazin, Alfred. Alred Kazin's America. New York : HarperCollins, c2003. pp. 266-269.
    Criticism -- Works -- Goodbye, Columbus -- Portnoy's Complaint

38. In Kazin, Alfred. Contemporaries: Essays. Boston, Little, Brown, 1962. pp. 258-261.
    Criticism -- "Defender of the Faith"

39. Kelleter, Frank. "Portrait of the Sexist as a Dying Man: Death, Edeology, and the Erotic in Philip Roth's Sabbath's Theater." In Contemporary Literature, Vol. 39, No. 2, Summer 1998, pp. 262 (41 pages).
    Criticism -- Sabbath's Theater

40. Kellmann, Stuart. "Deception." In Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 10, No. 2, Summer 1990, pp. 256 +.
    Criticism -- Deception

41. Kernan, Alvin. "The Sacred Weapon." In Yale Review, Vol. 62, Spring 1972, pp. 407-410.
    Criticism -- Our Gang

42. Kliman, Bernice. "Names in Portnoy's Complaint." In Critique, Vol. 14, 1973, pp. 16-24.
    Criticism -- Portnoy's Complaint

43. Lee, Hermione. "Deception." In New Republic, Vol. 202, No. 18, April 30, 1990, pp. 39 +.
    Criticism -- Deception

44. Leonard, John. "I Married a Communist." In Nation, November 16, 1998, pg. 26.
    Criticism -- I Married a Communist

45. Ludwig, Jack. "Sons and Lovers." In Partisan Review, Vol. 36, 1969, pp. 524-526, 528-534.
    Criticism -- Portnoy's Complaint

46. Larner, Jeremy. "Conversion of the Jews." In Partisan Review, Vol. 28, January-February, 1961, pp. 760-768.
    Criticism -- Goodbye, Columbus

47. In Malin, Irving. Jews and Americans. Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press, 1965. See index.
    Criticism -- "Conversion of the Jews" -- "Defender of the Faith" -- "Eli the Fanatic -- "Epstein" -- Goodbye, Columbus" -- Letting Go

48. Mann, Meryl. "Goodbye, Columbus, Hello Radcliffe." In Partisan Review, Vol. 28, January-February, 1961, pp. 154-157.
    Criticism -- Goodbye, Columbus

49. Mikkonen, Kai. "The Metamorphosed Parodical Body in Philip Roth's The Breast." In Critique, Vol. 41, No. 1, see index.
    Criticism -- The Breast

50. In Millard, Kenneth. Contemporary American Fiction. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. pp. 239-248.
    Criticism -- American Pastoral

51. In Mosley, Nicholas. Uses of Slime Mold: Essays of Four Decades. Normal, IL : Dalkey Archive Press, 2004. pp. 70-72.
    Criticism -- Professor of Desire

52. Mudrick, Marvin. "Old Pros with News from Nowhere." Hudson Review, Vol. 26, Autumn 1973, pp. 545-548.
    Criticism -- Great American Novel

53. In Nelson, Gerald. Ten Versions of America. New York, Vintage Books 1973, c1972. pp. 147-162.
    Criticism -- Goodbye, Columbus

54. O'Donnell, Patrick. "The Disappearing Text: Philip Roth's The Ghost Writer." In Contemporary Literature, Vol. 24, No. 3, Fall 1983, pp. 365-378.
    Criticism -- The Ghost Writer

55. In Peck, Dale. Hatchet Jobs. New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, 2004. pp. 84-95.
    Criticism -- American Pastoral

56. Pinsker, Sanford. "Art as Excess: the "Voices" of Charlie Parker and Philip Roth." In Partisan Review, v69, Winter 2002, page 58 (10 pages).
    Criticism -- Works -- Jazz -- Parker, Charlie

57. In Pinsker, Sanford. Bearing the Bad News. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1990. pp. 137-152.
    Criticism -- Works -- The Anatomy Lesson -- The Facts -- The Ghost Writer -- My Life as a Man

58. In Pinsker, Sanford. Jewish American Fiction: 1917-1987. New York : Twayne Publishers ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1992. pp. 80-98.
    Criticism -- Works -- Good-bye, Columbus -- Portnoy's Complaint

59. Plax, Martin J. "The Plot Against America: (Review)." In Society, Vol. 42, May/Jun2005, Issue 4, pp. 77-83.
    Criticism -- The Plot Against America

60. In Podhoretz, Norman. Norman Podhoretz Reader. New York : Free Press, c2004. pp. 327-348.
    Criticism -- Works -- The Ghost Writer -- Goodbye, Columbus -- Portnoy's Complaint -- Zuckerman Unbound

61. In Prescott, Peter. Never in Doubt. New York : Arbor House, c1986. pp. 167-175.
    Criticism -- The Anatomy Lesson -- The Breast -- The Ghost Writer -- Great American Novel

62. Pritchard, William. "Deception." In Hudson Review, Vol. 43, No. 3, Autumn 1990, pp. 489 +.
    Criticism -- Deception

63. Rankine, Patrice. "Passing as Tragedy: Philip Roth's The Human Stain, the Oedipus myth, and the Self-made Man." In Critique, Vol. 47, Fall 2005. pp. 101+.
    Criticism -- The Human Stain

64. Rodgers, Bernard. "The Great American Novel and the Great American Joke. In Critique, Vol. 16, 1974, pp. 12-29.
    Criticism -- Great American Novel

65. Roth, Philip. "The Story Behind The Plot Against America." In New York Times, September 19, 2004, pp. 10-12.
    Criticism -- The Plot Against America

66. Royal, Derek. "Postmodern Jewish Identity in Philip Roth's The Counterlife." In Modern Fiction Studies, Vol. 48, No. 2 (Summer 2002), pp. 422-443.
    Criticism -- The Counterlife

67. In Rubin, Derek, ed. Who We Are. New York : Schocken Books, c2005. pp. 42-63.
    Criticism -- Works -- Jews in Literature -- "Defender of the Faith"

68. Rudnytsky, Peter L. "Goodbye, Columbus: Roth's Portrait of the Narcissist as a Young Man." In Twentieth Century Literature , Vol. 51, Spring 2005, pp 25+ (18 Pages).
    Criticism -- "Goodbye, Columbus"

69. Safer, Elaine. "Tragedy and Farce in Roth's The Human Stain." In Critique, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Spring 2002), 211-227.
    Criticism -- The Human Stain

70. Shostack, Debra. "The Diaspora Jew and the "instinct for impersonation."" In Contemporary Literature, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 726+ (29 pages).
    Criticism -- The Counterlife -- Operation Shylock

71. Shostack, Debra. "This Obsessive Reinvention of the Real": Speculative Narrative in Philip Roth's The Counterlife. " In Modern Fiction Studies, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 197 +(19 pages).
    Criticism -- The Counterlife

72. Shostack, Debra. "Return to The Breast: The Body, the Masculine Subject, and Philip Roth." In Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 45, No. 1, Fall 1999, see index.
    Criticism -- The Breast

73. Siegel, Ben. "The Myths of Summer: Philip Roth's The Great American Novel." In Contemporary Literature, vol. 17, 1976, pp. 171-190.
    Criticism -- Great American Novel

74. Solotaroff, Theodore. "The Journey of Philip Roth." In Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 223, No. 4, April, 1969, pp. 64-72.
    Criticism -- Portnoy's Complaint

75. Spacks, Patricia. "About Portnoy." In Yale Review, Vol. 58, June 1969, pp. 623-635.
    Criticism -- Portnoy's Complaint

76. Stanley, Sandra Kumamoto. "Mourning the "Greatest Generation": Myth and History in Philip Roth's American Pastoral." In Twentieth Century Literature , Vol. 51, Spring, 2005, pp. 1+ (24 pages).
    Criticism -- American Pastoral

77. Taylor, Ihsan. "The Plot Against America: (Review)." In New York Times Book Review, Vol. 155, Issue 53355, October 2, 2005, p32.
    Criticism -- The Plot Against America

78. Trachtenberg, Stanley. "The Hero in Stasis. In Critique, Vol. 7, Winter 1964-1965, pp. 5-17.
    Criticism -- Goodbye, Columbus

79. Webb, Igor. "Born Again." In Partisan Review, Vol. 67, No. 4 (Fall 2000): pp. 648-652.
    Criticism -- The Human Stain

80. In Weinberg, Helen. New Novel in America. Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University Press, 1970. pg. 182.
    Criticism -- Letting Go

81. Wisse, Ruth. "In Nazi Newark." In Commentary, Vol. 118, Dec. 2004, Issue 5, pp. 65-70.
    Criticism -- The Plot Against America

82. In Wisse, Ruth. Modern Jewish Canon. New York : Free Press, c2000. pp. 317-322.
    Criticism -- American Pastoral -- Counterlife -- Goodbye, Columbus

83. In Wisse, Ruth. The Schlemiel as Modern Hero. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1980, c1971. pp. 118-123.
    Criticism -- Portnoy's Complaint

84. In Wohlgelernter, Maurice. Jewish Writers/Irish Writers. New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c2000. pp. 81-96.
    Criticism -- The Counterlife -- The Facts

85. Wolcott, James. "The CounterLife." In Nation, Vol. 279, Issue 17, 11/22/2004, pp23-28.
    Criticism -- The Plot Against America

86. Wood, James. "The Cost of Clarity." In New Republic, Vol. 222, No. 16 & 17 (17 & 24 April 2000): pp. 70-78.
    Criticism -- The Human Stain

87. Wood, James. "I Married a Communist." In New Republic, Vol. 219, No. 15, October 12, 1998, pp38 +.
    Criticism -- I Married a Communist

88. Wood, Michael. "The Trouble with Swede Levov." In New York Times Book Review, April 20, 1997, p. 8.
    Criticism -- American Pastoral

89. In Yudkin, Leon. Jewish Writing and Identity in the Twentieth Century. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1982. pp. 123-126.
    Criticism -- "Eli the Fanatic" -- Goodbye, Columbus -- Portnoy's Complaint

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