‘Time and tide for no man wait’: Chiron’s qualities complicated in John Updike’s The Centaur’

Clarke, Anactoria (2020). ‘Time and tide for no man wait’: Chiron’s qualities complicated in John Updike’s The Centaur’. New Classicists(3), article no. 2.

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Abstract

Cheiron the centaur is an important and frequently-referenced figure in mythology and ancient texts; however, few of those ancient texts provide many details about him, and often the details provided are contradictory. This multiplicity of representations, along with the array of qualities that are attributed to him, provide much for writers of reception texts to select from to suit their purposes. Therefore, the study of Cheiron in reception gives an opportunity to examine what qualities are privileged by the authors for that chronological period. John Updike’s The Centaur places Cheiron in small-town America, post-World War II, setting the action in 1947.

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