John Updike revisited
By: James A. Schiff.
Series: Twayne's United States authors series, 704
Publisher: Twayne Publishers; Prentice Hall International
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York, USA; London, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Updike, John -- Criticism and interpretation.
Other titles: John Updike revised
Description: In the first comprehensive study of Updike's oeuvre to appear in a decade, James Schiff takes on the enormous task of understanding this versatile and brilliant writer.

In this up-to-date overview, Schiff provides commentary on recent individual works that have yet to receive critical treatment: Memories of the Ford Administration, Brazil, and In the Beauty of the Lilies. He treats individual works and aspects of Updike's oeuvre that have been partially or entirely ignored: his critical, nonfictional prose, and works like The Poorhouse Fair, Buchanan Dying, and The Witches of Eastwick.

He offers complete readings of the two multivolume works: the Rabbit tetralogy and the Scarlet Letter trilogy. Finally, he attempts to see and understand the entire Updike, the versatile man of letters and author of nearly 50 volumes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-219) and index.