Understanding John Updike /Frederic J. Svoboda.
- Columbia : The University of South Carolina Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource.
- Understanding contemporary American literature .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; UNDERSTANDING JOHN UPDIKE; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Series Editorâ#x80;#x99;s Preface; Preface; Chapter 1 Understanding John Updike; Chapter 2 The Rabbit Angstrom Tetralogy: Updikeâ#x80;#x99;s Masterpiece and Template for Understanding His Works; Chapter 3 The Maples Stories, Olinger Stories, and Other Short Fiction; Chapter 4 Couples (1968); Chapter 5 The Shadow of Nathaniel Hawthorne and New England Puritanism: The Eastwick and Scarlet Letter novels; Chapter 6 Guide to Major Works: The Henry Bech Novellas; Chapter 7 A Brief Summing Up; Bibliography; Index.
A close look at the extraordinary literary achievements of this popular and prolific American author.