Writing Progeny: Elisa Albert and Philip Roth. Issue 2 (22nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pozorski, Aimee; Jaffe, Miriam
• Is Part Of: Open library of humanities. Volume 3:Issue 2(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-11-22
• DOI: 10.16995/olh.262
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2056-6700

Abstract

In this article, we argue for Elisa Albert's place in the Jewish-American literary canon, not only as a result of her self-proclaimed connection to Philip Roth, but also as a result of her feminist sensibility updating the classic writing-as-procreating trope. We call for a re-valuation of Albert as a self-referential master in the tradition of Roth that has so far included all of her male peers while leaving her out—perhaps because of, or despite, her uncanny representation of female sexuality and motherhood.