A Historical Guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald
- ISBN-10
- 0195153030
- ISBN-13
- 9780195153033
- Category
- Historical fiction, American
- Pages
- 285
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- Kirk Curnutt
Description
The historical context of Fitzgerald's writing is explored in these essays, which among other topics discuss the literary marketplace of the 1920s & 1930s, the influence of public figures such as Walter Lippmann, the mass market, motion pictures, & the aftermath of the Great War.
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