| Description |
192 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature |
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Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-187) and index. |
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"Works by F. Scott Fitzgerald": page 188. |
| Summary |
Essays designed to help you understand and appreciate Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby. |
| Contents |
Gatsby is a classic romantic / Robert Ornstein -- Gatsby is a sinister gangster / Thomas H. Pauly -- Gatsby is a profoundly comic character / Brian Way -- Gatsby is a pathological narcissist / Giles Mitchell -- Gatsby is a fairy-tale hero for the middle class / Robert Emmet Long -- The cynical views of an American literary generation / William Goldhurst -- The American dream: all gush and twinkle / Louis Auchincloss -- Delusions of American idealism / Joyce A. Rowe -- The true heir of the American dream / Marius Bewley -- The grotesque end product of the American dream / Richard Lehan -- Ethics in Gatsby: an examination of American values / Tony McAdams -- Corruption and anti-immigrant sentiments skew a traditional American tale / Jeffrey Louis Decker -- A farewell to flappers / Edwin Clark -- An introduction to Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The high cost of immersion / Malcolm Bradbury -- Using a dramatic narrator to present a bifocal view / Douglas Taylor -- Creating a creator / David H. Lynn -- Fitzgerald's remarkable narrative art / R.W. Lid -- Transforming old values into new art / Robert Sklar. |
| Subject |
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Great Gatsby.
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| Added Author |
De Koster, Katie, 1948-
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| Added Title |
Great Gatsby |
| ISBN |
1565106458 lib. alkaline paper |
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9781565106451 lib. alkaline paper |
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156510644X paperback alkaline paper |
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9781565106444 paperback alkaline paper |
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