Cambridge Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald

Name: Cambridge Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald
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ISBN: 9780521624749

ISBN-10: 0521624746

ISBN-13: 9780521624749

Edition: 2002

Authors: Ruth Prigozy

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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,…

Book details

List price: $31.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/25/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of contributors


Chronology


List of abbreviations



Introduction: Scott, Zelda, and the culture of celebrity




F. Scott Fitzgerald, age consciousness, and the rise of American youth culture




The question of vocation in This Side of Paradise and The Beautiful and Damned




The short stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald




The Great Gatsby and the twenties




Tender is the Night and American history




Things not in the guidebook: Fitzgerald's expatriate years and the European experience




Women in Fitzgerald's fiction




Fitzgerald's nonfiction




Fitzgerald and Hollywood




The critical reputation of



Index