European Perspectives on John Updike

doi:10.1017/9781787442498

A collection of essays that perceive Updike's America through the eyes of Western and Eastern European readers and scholars, contributing to Updike scholarship while demonstrating his resonance across the Atlantic.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
pp vii-viii
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List of Abbreviations
pp ix-x
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Introduction: Updike as Europeans See Him
pp 1-10
- By Laurence W. Mazzeno, Alvernia University, Sue Norton, Dublin Institute of Technology
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Part I - Coming of Age, Aging in Time
pp 11-12
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1 - Under His Skin: Reconstructing the Adolescent Longings of a Would-Be Terrorist
pp 13-27
- By Teresa Botelho, Nova University of Lisbon
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2 - “At the other end of life's rainbow”: Rabbit's Journey from Adolescence to Old Age and Other Transcendental Trajectories
pp 28-44
- By Eva-Sabine Zehelein, Goethe University Frankfurt
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3 - Intimations of Mortality: Death's Shadow in Updike's Oeuvre
pp 45-54
- By Sylvie Mathé, Aix-Marseille University
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Part II - Love, American Style
pp 55-56
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4 - Back to the Garden: American Longing in John Updike's Couples
pp 57-71
- By Sue Norton, Dublin Institute of Technology
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5 - Women in John Updike's Villages: Back to the Madonna and Whore
pp 72-89
- By Brian Duffy, Dublin City University
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6 - The Art of Love: Pierre Bourdieu, Cultural Production, and Seek My Face
pp 90-102
- By Karin Ikas, Goethe University Frankfurt
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Part III - Amazing Grace, American Faith
pp 103-104
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7 - Psalmist of the Everyday: Late Updike, Aesthetics, and the Language of Praise
pp 105-118
- By Andrew Tate, Lancaster University
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8 - Guilt, Shame, and Hope in Updike's Short Fiction: “The Music School,” “Guilt-Gems,” and “Deaths of Distant Friends”
pp 119-133
- By Aristi Trendel, Maine University
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9 - Signs of Omission? Socialist Erasure of Religion in John Updike's Work
pp 134-152
- By Biljana Dojčinović, Belgrade University
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Part IV - Old World Myths, New World News
pp 153-154
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10 - “Hey, Come On, We're All Americans Here”: The Representation of Muslim-American Identity in John Updike's Terrorist
pp 155-165
- By Ulla Kriebernegg, University of Graz
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11 - Intertextual Updike: Gertrude and Claudius
pp 166-180
- By Judie Newman, University of Nottingham
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12 - Rabbit and the News
pp 181-196
- By Kasia Boddy, Cambridge University
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Sources for Further Study
pp 197-206
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Notes on the Contributors
pp 207-210
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Index
pp 211-220
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Acknowledgments
pp vii-viii

List of Abbreviations
pp ix-x

Introduction: Updike as Europeans See Him
pp 1-10

Part I - Coming of Age, Aging in Time
pp 11-12

1 - Under His Skin: Reconstructing the Adolescent Longings of a Would-Be Terrorist
pp 13-27

2 - “At the other end of life's rainbow”: Rabbit's Journey from Adolescence to Old Age and Other Transcendental Trajectories
pp 28-44

3 - Intimations of Mortality: Death's Shadow in Updike's Oeuvre
pp 45-54

Part II - Love, American Style
pp 55-56

4 - Back to the Garden: American Longing in John Updike's Couples
pp 57-71

5 - Women in John Updike's Villages: Back to the Madonna and Whore
pp 72-89

6 - The Art of Love: Pierre Bourdieu, Cultural Production, and Seek My Face
pp 90-102

Part III - Amazing Grace, American Faith
pp 103-104

7 - Psalmist of the Everyday: Late Updike, Aesthetics, and the Language of Praise
pp 105-118

8 - Guilt, Shame, and Hope in Updike's Short Fiction: “The Music School,” “Guilt-Gems,” and “Deaths of Distant Friends”
pp 119-133

9 - Signs of Omission? Socialist Erasure of Religion in John Updike's Work
pp 134-152

Part IV - Old World Myths, New World News
pp 153-154

10 - “Hey, Come On, We're All Americans Here”: The Representation of Muslim-American Identity in John Updike's Terrorist
pp 155-165

11 - Intertextual Updike: Gertrude and Claudius
pp 166-180

12 - Rabbit and the News
pp 181-196

Sources for Further Study
pp 197-206

Notes on the Contributors
pp 207-210

Index
pp 211-220

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