Portnoy's Complaint
of Philip Roth
Description
The famous confession of Alexander Portnoy, who is thrust through life by his unappeasable sexuality, yet held back at the same time by the iron grip of his unforgettable childhood. Hilariously funny, boldly intimate, startlingly candid, Portnoyâs Complaint was an immediate bestseller upon its publication in 1969, and is perhaps Rothâs best-known book.Portnoy's Complaint n. [after Alexander Portnoy (1933-)] A disorder in which strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature. Spielvogel says: 'Acts of exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism, auto-eroticism and oral coitus are plentiful; as a consequence of the patient's "morality," however, neither fantasy nor act issues in genuine sexual gratification, but rather in overriding feelings of shame and the dread of retribution, particularly in the form of castration.' (Spielvogel, O. 'The Puzzled Penis', Internationale Zeitschrift fur Psychoanalyse, Vol. XXIV, p. 909.) it is believed by Spielvogel that many of the symptoms can be traced to the bonds obtaining in the mother-child relationship.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 274 pages
- Publisher Vintage
- Publication Date May 18th 1995
- First Publication 10/28/69
- Language English
- ISBN 9780099399018
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Newark, New Jersey (United States)', 'New Jersey (United States)']
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