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Literary Lives Ser.: F. Scott Fitzgerald : A Literary Life by Andrew Hook (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-100333738489
ISBN-139780333738481
eBay Product ID (ePID)2271123
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXiv, 194 Pages
Publication NameF. Scott Fitzgerald : a Literary Life
LanguageEnglish
SubjectModern / 20th Century, Literary, American / General
Publication Year2002
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorAndrew Hook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography
SeriesLiterary Lives Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight15.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2002-022012
ReviewsAlthough concise, this book offers some astounding facts about Fitzgerald's life... -- Library Journal, Although concise, this book offers some astounding facts about Fitzgerald's life... - Library Journal, Although concise, this book offers some astounding facts about Fitzgerald's life... --" Library Journal", Although concise, this book offers some astounding facts about Fitzgerald's life... --Library Journal
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume NumberNo. 40
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal813/.52 B
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements List of Abbreviations Preface Becoming a Writer Succeeding with This Side of Paradise Locating The Beautiful and Damned Writing The Great Gatsby Trailing Tender is the Night Experiencing The Crack-Up Leaving The Last Tycoon Notes Index
SynopsisOften seen as a mirroring the contemporary movement of American history itself, F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary life was a roller-coaster ride from early success in the 1920s to apparent oblivion by the end of the 1930s. This study attempts to account for such a problematic career by focusing on Fitzgerald's struggle to sustain a perilous balancing act between his commitment to a totally involving life on the one hand, and his parallel commitment to the serious business of art on the other., Often seen as a mirroring the contemporary movement of American history itself, Scott Fitzgerald's literary life was a roller-coaster ride from early success in the 1920s to apparent oblivion by the end of the 1930s. This study attempts to account for such a problematic career by focusing on Fitzgerald's struggle to sustain a perilous balancing act between his commitment to a totally involving life on the one hand, and his parallel commitment to the serious business of art on the other.
LC Classification NumberPN770-779
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