The Cambridge Companion to F. Scott FitzgeraldRuth Prigozy, Cambridge University Press Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Eleven specially-commissioned essays by major Fitzgerald scholars present a clearly written and comprehensive assessment of F. Scott Fitzgerald as a writer and as a public and private figure. No aspect of his career is overlooked, from his first novel published in 1920, through his more than 170 short stories, to his last unfinished Hollywood novel. Contributions present the reader with a full and accessible picture of the background of American social and cultural change in the early decades of the twentieth century. The introduction traces Fitzgerald's career as a literary and public figure, and examines the extent to which public recognition has affected his reputation among scholars, critics, and general readers over the past sixty years. This is the only volume that offers undergraduates, graduates and general readers a full account of Fitzgerald's work as well as suggestions for further exploration of his work. Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Fitzgerald, F, Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940 Criticism and interpretation Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
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Contents
Introduction Scott Zelda and the culture of celebrity | 1 |
F Scott Fitzgerald age consciousness and the rise of American youth culture | 28 |
The question of vocation in This Side of Paradise and The Beautiful and Damned | 48 |
The short stories of F Scott Fitzgerald | 57 |
The Great Gatsby and the twenties | 79 |
Tender is the Night and American history | 95 |
Fitzgeralds expatriate years and the European stories | 118 |
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| Title | The Cambridge Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald Cambridge Companions to Literature Cambridge companions to |
| Editors | Ruth Prigozy, Cambridge University Press |
| Contributor | Francis Scott Fitzgerald |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0521624746, 9780521624749 |
| Length | 272 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / American / General Literary Criticism / General |
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