Writing about Nothing Very few works of art are ever actually about nothing. We all know the famous pitch in Seinfeld – “a show about nothing” – but we also know that the show is very much about all kinds of things. It’s just that none of these things matter. Matt Zoller Seitz, in…
Author: Antonio J. Ferraro
Antonio J. Ferraro holds a PhD in English from The Ohio State University and is currently Adjunct Instructor of English at Ohio Northern University. He also serves as the Outreach Coordinator for the International Society of the Study of Narrative. His research has been published in Literature and Medicine, Style, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere.
Enough of What Is and Isn’t So: Dying in Philip Roth
Enough of What Is and Isn’t So: Dying in Philip Roth “At life’s close, you’re like the child whose parents step out for a drive —” – Max Ritvo, “The Big Loser” Philip Roth puts Nathan Zuckerman through a lot. For every energizing success Zuckerman experiences throughout the three main novels of the Zuckerman trilogy…
The Long Hurt
The Long Hurt Here’s a joke I like: A caveman walks into a bar holding hands with a bear. The bartender asks, “What’s the deal here?” The caveman responds, “It’s a long story: bear with me.” That’s pretty good. Here’s another one: Two cavemen walk into a bar. The bartender asks, “What’ll it be?” The…