Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby: the novel, the critics, the background.
Title:
Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby: the novel, the critics, the background.
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Publication Information:
New York, Scribner [1970]
Physical Description:
x, 235 pages illustrations 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780684414027
9780023957109
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Abstract:
A critique of the work of The Great Gatsby. An american classic. pt. 1. The novel -- The great Gatsby -- pt. 2. Intention and genesis : the author's view -- Absolution / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The untrimmed Christmas tree : the religious background of The great Gatsby / Henry Dan Piper -- Letters about The great Gatsby -- [An introduction to The great Gatsby] / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The craft of revision : The great Gatsby / Kenneth Eble -- pt. 3. Achievement : the critics' view -- The great Gatsby / H.L. Mencken -- The great Gatsby / John M. Kenny, Jr.-- New York Chronicle / Gilbert Seldes -- [The great Gatsby] / Arthur Mizener -- The romance of money / Malcolm Cowley -- F. Scott Fitzgerald's The great Gatsby : legendary bases and allegorical significances / John Henry Raleigh -- Color-symbolism in The great Gatsby / Daniel J. Schneider -- The greatness of "Gatsby" / Charles Thomas Samuels -- Patterns in The great Gatsby / Victor A. Doyno -- pt. 4. The Jazz Age and The great Gatsby -- [The Fuller-McGee case] / Henry Dan Piper -- The New York Times reports the Fuller-McGee case -- [New York in the 1920's : Arnold Rothstein and his circle] / Lloyd Morris -- Jay Gatsby's hidden source of wealth / John H. Randall III -- Fitzgerald's Jay Gatz and young Ben Franklin / Floyd C. Watkins -- [Rules for self-improvement] / Benjamin Franklin -- The self-made man in American / Irvin G. Wyllie -- [The end of the American dream] / David F. Trask.
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Contents:
The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Intention and genesis : the author's view -- Absolution / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The untrimmed Christmas tree : the religious background of The Great Gatsby / Henry Dan Piper -- Letters about The Great Gatsby -- [An introduction to The Great Gatsby] / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The craft of revision : The Great Gatsby / Kenneth Eble -- Achievement : the critics' view -- The Great Gatsby / H.L. Mencken -- The Great Gatsby / John M. Kenny, Jr. -- New York Chronicle / Gilbert Seldes -- [The Great Gatsby] / Arthur Mizener -- The romance of money / Malcolm Cowley -- F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby : legendary bases and allegorical significances / John Henry Raleigh -- Color-symbolism in The Great Gatsby / Daniel J. Schneider -- The greatness of "Gatsby" / Charles Thomas Samuels -- Patterns in The Great Gatsby / Victor A. Doyno -- The Jazz Age and The Great Gatsby -- [The Fuller-McGee case] / Henry Dan Piper -- The New York Times reports the Fuller-McGee case -- [New York in the 1920's : Arnold Rothstein and his circle] / Lloyd Morris -- Jay Gatsby's hidden source of wealth / John H. Randall, III -- Fitzgerald's Jay Gatz and young Ben Franklin / Floyd C. Watkins -- [Rules for self-improvement] / Benjamin Franklin -- The self-made man in America / Irvin G. Wyllie -- [The end of the American dream] / David F. Trask.