Pastoral and Anti-Pastoral Patterns in John Updike's Fiction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2731601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fred Moramarco, Larry E Taylor |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 317 |
| Publication date | 1972-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0678 • E-ISSN: 1080-6490 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2711525 |
| OpenAlex | W2079273795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Updike s importance in contemporary literature is stressed by this and the following work. Here Mr. Taylor relates Updike to dominant in American literature since colonial daysthe idealization of rustic life and rejection of itboth of which themes show in Updike s work, according to Taylor. In relating Updike s fiction to pastoral and anti-pastoral patterns Taylor makes a valuable contribution to literary history as well as to critical understanding of an outstanding contemporary writer
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Colonialism · History of literature · Idealization · Literature · Sociology · American Jewish Fiction Analysis · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · History · Poetry Analysis and Criticism
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2004 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |