The Cambridge Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

296 Pages·2001·1.51 MB·English

by  Ruth Prigozy

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TheCambridgeCompaniontoF.ScottFitzgerald
Inthisvolume,elevenspeciallycommissionedessaysbymajorFitzgeraldschol-
arspresentaclearlywrittenandcomprehensiveassessmentofF.ScottFitzger-
ald as a writer and as a public and private figure. No aspect of his career is
overlooked,fromhisfirstnovelpublishedin1920,throughhismorethan170
shortstories,tohislastunfinishedHollywoodnovel.Contributionspresentthe
readerwithafullandaccessiblepictureofthebackgroundofAmericansocial
andculturalchangeintheearlydecadesofthetwentiethcentury.Theintroduc-
tiontracesFitzgerald’scareerasaliteraryandpublicfigure,andexaminesthe
extenttowhichpublicrecognitionhasaffectedhisreputationamongscholars,
critics,andgeneralreadersoverthepastsixtyyears.Thisistheonlyvolume
that offers undergraduates, graduates, and general readers a full account of
Fitzgerald’sworkaswellassuggestionsforfurtherexplorationofhiswork.
ruth prigozy is Professor of English at Hofstra University and Executive
Directorandco-founderoftheF.ScottFitzgeraldSociety.Sheistheauthorof
F.ScottFitzgerald:AnIllustratedLife,editorofTheGreatGatsby,ThisSide
ofParadise,andco-editorofF.ScottFitzgerald:NewPerspectives.Shehasalso
writtenmanyarticlesonFitzgerald,Hemingway,J.D.Salinger,D.W.Griffith,
andBillyWilderamongothers.

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THE CAMBRIDGE
COMPANION TO
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
EDITED BY
RUTH PRIGOZY
HofstraUniversity
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