The Novels of F. Scott FitzgeraldA reappraisal of Fitzgerald's novels which eschews the conventional biographical conclusion that he was an emotional rather than a conceptual thinker. Detailed analyses of his early fiction reveal the presence of a controlling philosophical concern, shown to be the determining factor in his work. |
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