F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great GatsbyHarold Bloom -- Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from The Odyssey through modern literature -- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism -- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index |
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The Structure of The Great Gatsby | 5 |
Scott Fitzgeralds Criticism of America II | 11 |
Two Versions of the Hero | 29 |
Copyright | |
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