Dr Zoe Roth's Outputs (2)

Against Representation: Death, Desire, and Art in Philip Roth’s The Dying Animal (2012)
Journal Article
Roth, Z. (2012). Against Representation: Death, Desire, and Art in Philip Roth’s The Dying Animal. Philip Roth studies, 8(1), 95-100

In Philip Roth’s The Dying Animal (2001), desire is figured as the revenge of death for the aging libertine David Kepesh. Embodying the object of his desire as a work of art allows him to harmlessly enjoy the volupté of death. The mimesis of art, how... Read More about Against Representation: Death, Desire, and Art in Philip Roth’s The Dying Animal.

The Death of Desire: The erotic extreme in Michel Houellebecq's Platforme (2012)
Book Chapter
Roth, Z. (2012). The Death of Desire: The erotic extreme in Michel Houellebecq's Platforme. In R. Williams, & A. Hemmens (Eds.), The Contemporary Extreme [Autour De L'extreme Litteraire] (112-123). Cambridge Scholars Press