A Theology of Sense: John Updike, Embodiment, and Late Twentieth-Century American Literature

by Scott Dill

Book Overview

Scott Dill's A Theology of Sense: John Updike, Embodiment, and Late Twentieth-Century American Literature brings together theology, aesthetics, and the body, arguing that Updike, a central figure in post-1945 American literature, deeply embeds in his work questions of the body and the senses with questions of theology. Dill offers new understandings not only of the work of Updike--which is importantly being revisited since the author's death...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814255000
• ISBN13: 9780814255001
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"