F. Scott Fitzgerald: New PerspectivesJackson R. Bryer, Alan Margolies, Ruth Prigozy Years after his death, F. Scott Fitzgerald continues to captivate both the popular and the critical imagination. This collection of essays presents fresh insights into his writing, discussing neglected texts and approaching familiar works from new perspectives. Seventeen scholarly articles deal not only with Fitzgerald's novels but with his stories and essays as well, considering such topics as the Roman Catholic background of The Beautiful and Damned and the influence of Mark Twain on Fitzgerald's work and self-conception. The volume also features four personal essays by Fitzgerald's friends Budd Schulberg, Frances Kroll Ring, publisher Charles Scribner III, and writer George Garrett that shed new light on his personal and professional lives. Together these contributions demonstrate the continued vitality of Fitzgerald's work and establish new directions for ongoing discussions of his life and writing. |
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Contents
Part Two The Novels | 37 |
Part Three The Stories and Essays | 157 |
Part Four Toward an American Tradition | 251 |
Notes on Contributors | 269 |
Index | 273 |
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