JOHN UPDIKE AS A SHORT STORY WRITER

Authors

  • Anna PAPOYAN Yerevan State University
  • Irina BURNAZYAN Yerevan State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/FLHE/2020.24.1.157

Keywords:

poetics, self-consciousness, “sexual revolution”, perception of reality, social and cultural developments

Abstract

The paper aims at analyzing the short stories by John Updike, a famous American prose writer of the second half of the 20th century. The writer is primarily known for his novels, however, the series of short stories constitute a significant part of his creative legacy, as they reflect the features of the author’s art world and his narration techniques. The paper, in particular, studies a series of short stories “Too Far to Go” illustrating the thematic, ideological, and compositional features. The research is also an attempt to unveil the artistic uniqueness of J. Updike’s prose.

Published

2021-12-07

Issue

Section

Literary Criticism