The Afterlife of John Updike (Poster)
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2015-04-08
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John Updike led the most charmed life in the history of
American letters. So why has his reputation slipped in recent
years? Is Updike a major American writer worthy of his seat
in the pantheon, or a master stylist hamstrung by “puffy lyricism”
and “puerile misogyny,” as his critics charge? THE GUESTS :
Adam Begley is the author the acclaimed literary
biography Updike. He has been a Guggenheim
fellow and a fellow at the Leon Levy Center for
Biography at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Laura Miller is a co-founder of Salon.com, where
she is currently a staff writer. She is the author
of The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures
in Narnia and editor of The Salon.com Reader’s
Guide to Contemporary Authors.
William H. Pritchard is Henry Clay Folger
professor of English, Emeritus at Amherst
College. His literary biographies include Frost: a
Literary Life, Randall Jarrell: a Literary Life and
Updike: America’s Man of Letters.
Moderated by literature faculty member
Benjamin Anastas. Sponsored by Literature at Benington.
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Posters, Updike, John