An edition of John Updike (1980)

John Updike

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An edition of John Updike (1980)

John Updike

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"The author of Couples, The Coup, and Rabbit, Run has drawn an increasingly wide readership over the past twenty years, and major critical attention as well. Why are the Updike protagonists torn with such hopeless intensity between their physical desires and their spiritual yearnings? Why so they attempt repeatedly--and in vain--to give religious meaning to the sexual act? These are some of the questions addressed in this new study. Each of Updike's ten novels is scrutinized with a discerning critical eye, and a separate chapter explores the notable short stories so frequently anthologized. Updike's unique style, which makes all of his fiction especially memorable, receives full attention. But the major focus here is on his overriding themes of love and anguish, lust and penance. Updike is acutely aware of the moral and spiritual vacuum in contemporary American life. He sees the need for transcendent religious experience--for which his characters grope. Unhappily, a society that increasingly restricts marital and family commitments diminishes or destroys such a possibility. Readers who respond to the impressive Updike fictional style will find this attractive study an excellent companion to one of our major writers."--Jacket.

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Publisher
Ungar
Language
English
Pages
149

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John Updike
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Published in

New York

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 139-144.
Includes index.

Series
Modern literature monographs

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3571.P4 Z93

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 149 p. ;
Number of pages
149

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4426285M
Internet Archive
johnupdike00suza
ISBN 10
0804429340, 0804469458
LCCN
79048076
OCLC/WorldCat
6223538
Library Thing
1528450
Goodreads
397906

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