Thomas Gustafson
American Anti-Pastoral: Brookside, New Jersey and the Garden State of Philip Roth
American Anti-Pastoral: Brookside, New Jersey and the Garden State of Philip Roth
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Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 222 pages
Publication date: 14 June 2024
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Philip Roth's 1997 American Pastoral is a renowned novel set in New Jersey, utilizing the fictional hamlet of Old Rimrock as a microcosm for a nation in crisis during the cultural upheavals of the 1960s-70s. While critics have deemed Old Rimrock mythic, it is based on the real-life town of Brookside, New Jersey. American Anti-Pastoral delves into the events of Roth's novel in relation to the history of Brookside and its region. Initially, Roth's protagonist Seymour "Swede" Levov perceives Old Rimrock as an idyllic paradise within the Garden State. However, its real-world counterpart possesses a more intricate past, encompassing its origins as a small industrial village and its role in the politics of exclusionary zoning. Additionally, it witnessed a 1960s anti-war protest during its renowned 4th of July parade. Literary historian and Brookside native Thomas Gustafson offers a fresh perspective on Roth's canonical novel by examining Old Rimrock in comparison to Brookside and its relationship to New Jersey literature. He argues that American Anti-Pastoral establishes itself as the Great New Jersey novel. For both Roth fans and history enthusiasts, this book unravels the myths about the bucolic Garden State countryside, revealing deep fissures along the fault lines of race and religion in American democracy.
Weight: 227g
Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781978838024
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