John Updike's Early Years / Jack De Bellis with David Silcox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Bellis, Jack.

Contributor:

Silcox, David P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Updike, John--Friends and associates.

Updike, John.

Updike, John--Criticism and interpretation.

Criticism and interpretation.

Friends and associates.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bethlehem [Pennsylvania] : Lehigh University Press, [2013]

Summary:

John Updike's Early Years first examines his family, then places him in the context of the Depression and World War II. Relying upon interviews with former classmates, the next chapters examine Updike's early life and leisure activities, his athletic ability, social leadership, intellectual prowess, comical pranks, and his experience with girls. Two chapters explore Updike's cartooning, prose, and poetry for his school newspaper, and the last chapter explains how he modeled his characters on his schoolmates. Lists of Updike's works treating Pennsylvania and a compilation of contributions to his school paper are included, along with profiles of all students, faculty, and administrators during his years at Shillington High School. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Updike's Early Years: Background 1

2 Personal 33

3 Leisure 41

4 Athletics 49

5 Clowning 57

6 Girls and Women 65

7 Chatterbox: Cartooning and Drawing 73

8 Chatterbox: Poetry and Prose 83

9 Inspirations and Models 89.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611461305

1611461308

OCLC:

811598014