Peter C. Herman

Peter C. Herman teaches at San Diego State University. His most recent book is Early Modern Others: Resisting Bias in Renaissance Literature (Routledge, 2024).

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Philip Roth, seated, hands behind head. He's in a suit. Dark hair and thick eyebrows.

Rereading Philip Roth Today

Roth’s early works portray Jewish characters who are fearful of antisemitism in America as paranoid. He later changed his mind—and so have I.

Peter C. Herman

23 Jul 2024 · 12 min read