John Updike : a critical biography / Bob Batchelor.

Author/creator Batchelor, Bob
Format Book
PublicationSanta Barbara, California : Praeger, [2013]
Descriptionxvi, 230 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents John Updike: an American writer and his times -- Why write: Updike as craftsman, professional, and celebrity -- Pennsylvania as American ideal -- Updike's poetry -- Rabbit, run and American culture -- Chronicler of American sexuality -- Rabbit lives and dies -- Between writer and reader: Updike as critic -- Master storyteller -- Radical departures: Updike as experimental novelist -- Updike's audience -- Racing toward the apocalypse: Updike's new America -- Evolution of a literary lion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012047894
ISBN9780313384035 (hardcopy : acid-free paper)
ISBN0313384037 (hardcopy : acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS3571.P4 Z55 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold