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Gatsby : the cultural history of the great American novel / Bob Batchelor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Batchelor, Bob.
- Series:
- Contemporary American literature (Rowman & Littlefield, Inc.)
- Contemporary American literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Great Gatsby.
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott.
- Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F. Scott).
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2014.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- One of the bestselling novels of all time, The Great Gatsby is also considered one of the most significant achievements in 20th century fiction. In Gatsby: The Cultural History of the Great American Novel, Bob Batchelor explores the birth, life, and enduring influence of The Great Gatsby-from the book's publication in 1925 through today's headlines filled with celebrity intrigue, corporate greed, and a roller-coaster ec
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why Gatsby Matters; Part I: The Faustian Bargain: Creating The Great Gatsby; 1 A Literary Star Roaring through the Twenties; 2 Breaking Bad: Fitzgerald's Demise, 1925-1940; Part II: Gatsby in the American Century; 3 Gatsby Reborn, 1941-1963; 4 A Grand Illusion, 1964-1980; 5 All That Glitters, 1981-2000; 6 Gatsby Today, 2001-present; Part III: Gatsby and the Shifting American Dream; 7 The American Dream; 8 Wealth and Power; 9 Celebrity . . . An Obsession; Part IV: Gatsby Lives: The Enduring Legacy of the Great American Novel
- 10 Is Romance Timeless?11 A Hope for Reading and the Quest for the Great American Novel; 12 Boom, Bust, Repeat: Power, Greed, and Recklessness in Contemporary America; 13 The Great Gatsby (2013): The Film; Conclusion: Gatsby Is America; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-294) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-41070-6
- 979-82-16-23830-0
- 1-4422-4907-2
- 0-8108-9196-4
- OCLC:
- 863673348
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