{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-john-updike-hardback-9780521845328","title":"The Cambridge Companion to John Updike (Hardback) 9780521845328","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to John Updike\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe only guide students and scholars of Updike will need to understand this extraordinary writer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStacey Olster (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521845328, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 April 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e214 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJohn Updike is one of the most prolific and important American authors of the contemporary period, with an acclaimed body of work that spans half a century and is inspired by everything from American exceptionalism to American popular culture. This Companion joins together a distinguished international team of contributors to address both the major themes in Updike's writing as well as the sources of controversy that Updike's writing has often provoked. It traces the ways in which historical and cultural changes in the second half of the twentieth century have shaped not just Updike's reassessment of America's heritage, but his reassessment of the literary devices by which that legacy is best portrayed. With a chronology and bibliography of Updike's published writings, this is the only guide students and scholars of Updike will need to understand this extraordinary writer.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: 'A sort of helplessly 50's guy' Stacey Olster\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Early Influences and Recurrent Concerns: 1. Updike, middles, and the spell of 'subjective geography' D. Quentin Miller\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Nakedness' or realism in Updike's early short stories Kristiaan Versluys\u003cbr\u003e 3. Updike, religion, and the novel of moral debate Marshall Boswell\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Controversy and Difference: 4. Updike, women, and mythologized sexuality Kathleen Verduin\u003cbr\u003e 5. Updike, race, and the postcolonial project Jay Prosser\u003cbr\u003e 6. Updike, ethnicity, and Jewish-American drag Sanford Pinsker\u003cbr\u003e Part III. American Chronicles: 7. Updike, American history, and historical methodology Edward Vargo\u003cbr\u003e 8. Updike, Hawthorne, and American literary history James Plath\u003cbr\u003e 9. Updike, film, and American popular culture James A. Schiff\u003cbr\u003e 10. John Updike, Rabbit Angstrom, and the myth of American exceptionalism Donald J. Greiner\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: U(pdike) \u0026amp; P(ostmodernism) John N. Duvall\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265232752920,"sku":"9780521845328","price":67.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521845328i.jpg?v=1692020821","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-john-updike-hardback-9780521845328","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}