A Chicago Classic Ser.: Fiction of Philip Roth and John Updike by George J. Searles (1984, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press
ISBN-100809311755
ISBN-139780809311750
eBay Product ID (ePID)1342870
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
Publication NameFiction of Philip Roth and John Updike
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1984
SubjectAmerican / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorGeorge J. Searles
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
SeriesA Chicago Classic Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN84-001269
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal813/.54/09
SynopsisIn many ways John Updike could be termed America s reigning WASP writer, Philip Roth the chief spokesman for the middle-class intellectual Jew. Although the two writers would seem to have little in common, George Searles comparison of their works leads to startlingly fresh insights not only into their writings but into contemporary culture as well.Aside from biographical coincidences and a shared preference for realism, Roth and Updike also treat the same themes: ethnicity, interpersonal relationships, individual moral responsibility and guilt, and a number of secondary issuesthe pernicious effects of American materialism, the importance (and absence) of meaningful work, the diminished status of the modern clergy, and sport in contemporary life.Striking differences exist also: in Roth s work social commentary is present, but the focus is on the individual, a cultural minority; Updike s antiheroes are in the cultural mainstream. Roth writes in the first person; Updike, in the omniscient third. In Roth setting is almost incidental; to Updike it is central. Roth s real setting is the landscape of the mind; Updike can almost be considered a regional writer.", In many ways John Updike could be termed America's reigning WASP writer, Philip Roth the chief spokesman for the middle-class intellectual Jew. Although the two writers would seem to have little in common, George Searles' comparison of their works leads to startlingly fresh insights not only into their writings but into contemporary culture as well. Aside from biographical coincidences and a shared preference for realism, Roth and Updike also treat the same themes: ethnicity, interpersonal relationships, individual moral responsibility and guilt, and a number of secondary issues--the pernicious effects of American materialism, the importance (and absence) of meaningful work, the diminished status of the modern clergy, and sport in contemporary life. Striking differences exist also: in Roth's work social commentary is present, but the focus is on the individual, a cultural minority; Updike's antiheroes are in the cultural mainstream. Roth writes in the first person; Updike, in the omniscient third. In Roth setting is almost incidental; to Updike it is central. Roth's real setting is the landscape of the mind; Updike can almost be considered a regional writer.
LC Classification NumberPS379.S398 1985
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