Postmodern Plague Narrative: The Representation of the Polio Epidemic in Philip Roth’s Nemesis
The article discusses Roth’s use of the theme of the polio epidemic in his novel Nemesis (2010). Initially, Nemesis seems to comply with the tradition of plague writing, in which the material reality of the disease is largely ignored and the disease itself becomes “a figurative way of speaking of o...
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Polish Association for the Study of English
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Polish Journal of English Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://pjes.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PJES_7-1_3_Michal_Palmowski.pdf |