["THE WORLD'S FAIR" by F. SCOTT FITGERALD]. Early material which he later adapted into "TENDER IS THE NIGHT" as first published in THE KENYON REVIEW Vol. X, No. 4, Autumn 1948.

(Fitzgerald, F. Scott).

Published by Gambier, OH: Kenyon College, 1948., 1948

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- Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed brown & white wraps, titled in white and gray on the front cover and in brown on the spine. The corners of the soiled covers are creased. The edge of the covers are darkened with some minor wear to the top of the front cover and the spine is darkened and creased with wear to the tail of the spine. [192] pages in all consisting of [5] leaves, and pages [539]-720. The bottom and top corners of the first few pages are bumped. Good. Includes "The World's Fair" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, here published on pages 567 through 578, with commentary by Arthur Mizener titled "A Note on 'The World's Fair'", on pages 701 through 704."Composed shortly after The Great Gatsby came out, F. SCOTT FITZGERALD's story 'The World's Fair' was an early treatment of material he would eventually transform into Tender is the Night (1934); the character of Francis Melarkey became the novel's Rosemary Hoyt, and Seth and Dinah Piper were early versions of Dick and Nicole Diver, The story ran posthumously in the Kenyon Review in 1948, the same year that Malcolm Cowley brought out a revised and radically reordered version of Tender is the Night based on notes that Fitzgerald had completed before he died. Cowley included 'The World's Fair' under a different title as an appendix to his edition of the novel. Literary critic, ARTHUR MIZENER (1907-1988) was Mellon Foundation Professor of English at Cornell University from 1951 to 1975. In addition to other works, he authored the first biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Far Side of Paradise (1951) along with a biography of Ford Madox Ford, The Saddest Story: A Biography of Ford Madox Ford (1971)." - [Quoted from bibliographic information available from "The Kenyon Review"]. Seller Inventory # 97425

Bibliographic Details

Title: ["THE WORLD'S FAIR" by F. SCOTT FITGERALD]. ...

Publisher: Gambier, OH: Kenyon College, 1948.

Publication Date: 1948

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good