The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott FitzgeraldMorris Dickstein This volume of criticism begins with essays that provide the reader with cultural, historical, comparative, and critical contexts for understanding Gatsby. Several essays consider the cultural and historical contexts of Fitzgerald's work while critical comparisons link the novel to the poetry of Keats and the novels Daisy Miller and Passing. |
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On The Great Gatsby Morris Dickstein | 3 |
Biography of F Scott Fitzgerald Michael Adams | 19 |
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Copyright | |
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