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Ex-Basketball Player

John Updike (1932-2009) was a famous American author known for his novels, short stories, and poetry.  In 1958, Updike’s collection of poems called The Carpentered Hen, and Other Tame Creatures was published.  One of the poems in this collection, “Ex-Basketball Player,” concerns a former athlete whose glory has faded away.   

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• Ex-Basketball Player  (Books – Exact Phrase – East Campus)
• Updike, John  (Books – Exact Phrase – East Campus)

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PE1417 .L64
• PN51 .A55 2000
• PS3571 .P4

Circulating Books and Materials – A Selected List

• Annas, Pamela and Robert Rosen (Ed.).  Literature and Society (3^rd Ed.). 2000.

                     Call Number: PN51 .A55 2000     *(See pages 137-139.)

• Dodge, Tom (Ed.).  A Literature of Sports.  1980.

                     Call Number:  PE1417 .L64     *(See pages 479-480.)

• Macnaughton, William (Ed.).  Critical Essays on John Updike.  1982.

                    Call Number:  PS3571 .P4 Z62 1982     *(See pages 152-153.)    

• Olster, Stacey (Ed.).  The Cambridge Companion to John Updike.  2006.

                   Call Number:  PS3571 .P4 Z586 2006     *(See page 149.)

Reference Materials

• Contemporary Literary Criticism. – Call Number:  REF PN771 .C59

o Volume 23,  page 473

o Volume 278, pages 293-294, 296

• Masterplots II: Poetry Series (Revised Ed.). – Call Number:  REF PN1110.5 .M37 2002

o Volume 3, pages 1273-1276

• Poetry Criticism. – Call Number:  REF PN1010 .P6

o Volume 90,  pages 349-350

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

• JSTOR
• Literary Reference Center Plus
• Literature Resources from Gale
• Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCO) 

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check the LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.

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Last Revised November 21, 2021