The Cambridge Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) - Hardcover

Curnutt, Kirk

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521859093 ISBN 13: 9780521859097

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Although F. Scott Fitzgerald remains one of the most recognizable literary figures of the twentieth century, his legendary life - including his tempestuous romance with his wife and muse Zelda - continues to overshadow his art. However glamorous his image as the poet laureate of the 1920s, he was first and foremost a great writer with a gift for fluid, elegant prose. This introduction reminds readers why Fitzgerald deserves his preeminent place in literary history. It discusses not only his best-known works, The Great Gatsby (1925) and Tender Is the Night (1934), but the full scope of his output, including his other novels and his short stories. This book introduces new readers and students of Fitzgerald to his trademark themes, his memorable characters, his significant plots, the literary modes and genres from which he borrowed, and his inimitable style.

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About the Author

Kirk Curnutt is Professor of English at Troy University, Montgomery.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521859093
• ISBN 13: 9780521859097
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 154