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The Cambridge Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)

By Kirk Curnutt

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
0521859093, 0521676002, 051161103X, 0511275404, 9780511275401, 9780511611032, 9780521676007, 9780521859097
Open Library ID
OL22746625M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
537 kB (550216 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
153\153
Topic
Literature Literary
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Although F. Scott Fitzgerald remains one of the most recognizable literary figures of the twentieth century, his legendary life - including his tempestuous romance with his wife and muse Zelda - continues to overshadow his art. However glamorous his image as the poet laureate of the 1920s, he was first and foremost a great writer with a gift for fluid, elegant prose. This introduction reminds readers why Fitzgerald deserves his preeminent place in literary history. It discusses not only his best-known works, The Great Gatsby (1925) and Tender Is the Night (1934), but the full scope of his output, including his other novels and his short stories. This book introduces new readers and students of Fitzgerald to his trademark themes, his memorable characters, his significant plots, the literary modes and genres from which he borrowed, and his inimitable style.

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