F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby (Bloom's Guides)
In a single, engaging volume, The Great Gatsby presents a helpful literary guide to one of America’s most prized classic novels. First published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby captured the spirit of the Jazz Age and examined the American obsession with love, wealth, material objects, and class. Considered one of the great novels of the 20th century, Fitzgerald’s famous work remains relevant for its observations on the pursuit of the American dream.
The Gun and the Pen: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and the Fiction of Mobilization
In this groundbreaking work of literary and historical scholarship, Keith Gandal shows that Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and William Faulkner were motivated not by their experiences of the horrors of war but rather by their failure to have those experiences.
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald (New Edition) (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)
Self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby epitomizes the decadence of the 1920s Jazz Age in this tale of mobility and decline, told with detached curiosity by his neighbor and confidant Nick Carraway. This new edition offers a selection of contemporary critical commentary on this classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Also in this volume is an introductory essay by Yale literature professor Harold Bloom, a bibliography, a chronology of Fitzgerald's life, and an index for quick reference.
Known for his masterwork 'The Great Gatsby', a searing criticism of American society during the 1920s, F. Scott Fitzgerald claimed the distinction of creating what many readers and scholars consider to be the great American novel. Bloom's How to Write about F. Scott Fitzgerald offers valuable paper-topic suggestions, clearly outlined strategies on how to write a strong essay, and an insightful introduction by Harold Bloom on writing about Fitzgerald. This new volume is designed to help students develop their analytical writing skills and critical comprehension of this modern master and his major works.
Although F. Scott Fitzgerald remains one of the most recognizable literary figures of the twentieth century, his legendary life continues to overshadow his art. This introduction reminds readers why Fitzgerald deserves his prominent place in literary history. It discusses not only his best-known works, The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night, but the full scope of his output, including his other novels and his short stories. This book introduces Fitzgerald’s trademark themes, his memorable characters, his significant plots, the literary modes and his inimitable style.
