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Contemporary critical opinion and commentary on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his works. Includes a chronology, notes, and bibliography.

An introduction to the life and works of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, featuring a biographical profile of Fitzgerald, followed by four critical essays that examine aspects of his writing

Provides specific teaching strategies for each chapter and classroom-tested oral, written, drawing, and dramatic activities that help students make meaning out of the novel and engage them in its thematic and affective elements.

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...

Traces the life and literary career of F. Scott Fitzgerald, using photographs and views of places associated with him

Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald's deepest allegiances were to a fading antebellum world he associated with his father's Chesapeake Bay roots. Yet as a midwesterner, an Irish Catholic, and a perpetually in-debt author,...

Contains entries that provide information about thirteen novels, each with an author biography, plot summary, character analyses, discussion of themes and style, a historical context essay, a critical overview, a selection of criticism, and suggestions for further reading.