New Essays on Rabbit Run - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521433371 ISBN 13 : 9780521433372

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

The essays in this collection examine the technical mastery and thematic range of John Updike's novel Rabbit Run.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Still John Updike's most popular and critically acclaimed novel, Rabbit Run introduced the character of Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom, one of those middle-class Americans who, in Updike's words, aren't 'especially beautiful or bright or urban' but about whom there is a lot worth saying. The fallible hero struggles with his own sexuality, his religious feelings, the difficulties of being a son and father, and with the changes in American society that seem to suffocate him. Updike's writing is charged with narrative energy and pictorial accuracy that illuminate the present moment; it evokes the tension between the drab compromises we are forced to make with age and the religious mystery that sustains us. Written by a distinguished group of international scholars, these essays examine both the technical mastery and thematic range that make Updike's work one of the most significant achievements in modern American fiction and one that continues to provoke fresh critical insight.

Revue de presse

"...a model reputation study that draws on Updike's own reports of compositional method and intent." Jerome Klinkowitz, American Literary Scholarship

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521433371
• ISBN 13: 9780521433372
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 130
• Éditeur: Trachtenberg Stanley
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible