Picture 1 of 1

Other John Updike : Poems, Short Stories, Prose, Play by Donald J. Greiner (1981, Hardcover)

Fables Books (424)

100% positive feedback

Price:

US $11.45

ApproximatelyRM 48.16

+ $26.80 shipping

Estimated delivery Thu, 4 Sep - Wed, 17 Sep

Returns:

30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount. Policy depends on shipping service.

Condition:

Good

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherOhio University Press

ISBN-100821405853

ISBN-139780821405857

eBay Product ID (ePID)2180387

Product Key Features

Number of Pages318 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameOther John Updike : Poems, Short Stories, Prose, Play

Publication Year1981

SubjectAmerican / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorDonald J. Greiner

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN80-022377

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisJohn Updike has won a National Book Award and has earned both critical and popular acclaim. At the moment, his reputation rests largely on his novels, especially Rabbit, Run ; The Centaur ; Of the Farm ; and The Coup ., John Updike has won a National Book Award and has earned both critical and popular acclaim. At the moment, his reputation rests largely on his novels, especially Rabbit, Run ; The Centaur ; Of the Farm ; and The Coup . Of his many books, more than half are volumes of poems, stories, essays and reviews, and one play, yet the numerous critical books on Updike concentrate primarily on his long fiction with the result that over one half of his canon is often ignored. The Other John Updike is the first sustained critical analysis of this significant part of Updike's achievement. Professor Greiner's study is important and impressive in its ability to treat Updike's stories and poems sensitively and to show what makes them work so well. Not only does Greiner discuss and analyze individual poems, tales, and essays, but also he suggests the development of Updike's work. Aware of Updike's reputation as a poet of light verse, Greiner shows how the autobiographical poems nd the lyrics of mortality and loss reflect more fundamental themes in Updike's writing. Similarly, Greiner argues, the short stories reveal a general tendency away from the nostalgia of the earlier tales toward lyrical meditation and irony as the Updike canon grows. Discussions of Updike's commitment to mimesis, which he develops in his critical essays and reviews, and a reading of his unusual play, Buchanan Dying , offer a perspective on an important segment of Updike's work that unfortunately seems to be unknown to all but the specialist. The Other John Updike is a major contribution to an overview of this remarkable author's achievement.

LC Classification NumberPS3571.P4.Z684