John Updike and the three great secret things : sex, religion, and art / George W. Hunt.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Hunt, George W., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Updike, John--Criticism and interpretation.
• Updike, John.
• Criticism and interpretation.

Local Subjects:

• Updike, John--Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xii, 232 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., [1980]

Summary:

Hunt explores three strong currents in Updike's fiction: sex, religion and the notion of art, as these are opposed, confluent and indistinguishable. He devotes most of his space to the religious theme, and one of the most intriguing parts of this study concerns the idea of "Nothingness' and man's response to it in religion.

Contents:

• The poorhouse fair and Rabbit, run
• The centaur
• Of the farm
• The music school
• Couples and Marry me
• Bech: a book
• Rabbit redux
• A month of Sundays
• The coup.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Conference on Christianity & Literature Book of the Year Award, Winner, 1981

Other Format:

Online version: Hunt, George W., 1937- John Updike and the three great secret things.

ISBN:

• 0802835392
• 9780802835390

OCLC:

6627364