- Paperback: 132 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press (Oct 31 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521319633
- ISBN-13: 978-0521319638
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 14 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,266,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The introduction to this volume charts the fortunes of The Great Gatsby from its mixed reception and disappointing sales on publication in 1925, through its increasing popularity in the 1940s, to its critical and popular elevation from the standing of an important 'period piece' to that of an undisputed classic of American literature. Of the five essays that follow, one traces this revival in greater detail, and another sets the book in the context of the perennial quest for the 'great American novel'. Two other essays examine the central from the perspective of a practising contemporary novelist.
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Four essays trace the revival of the popularity of this American classic; analyze it in the context of the perennial quest for the "great American novel" and examine the central themes of love, money, order and illusion in the novel. A final essay focuses on its unique style.
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IN his 1944 novel The Lost Weekend, Charles Jackson permits his protagonist, Don Birnam, to fall into the fantasy of lecturing to a literature class (the novel's time is roughly 1935): He took down The Great Gatsby and ran his finger over the fine green binding. Read the first page
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IN his 1944 novel The Lost Weekend, Charles Jackson permits his protagonist, Don Birnam, to fall into the fantasy of lecturing to a literature class (the novel's time is roughly 1935): He took down The Great Gatsby and ran his finger over the fine green binding. Read the first page
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The book was boring and had no point exept showing how people back in the 1900's liked to party, drink,and DWI. The only thing good in this novel was when they all killed each other!
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I think the book wasn't worth my precious time!!! :),
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This review is from: New Essays on The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
The book was boring and had no point exept showing how people back in the 1900's liked to party, drink,and DWI. The only thing good in this novel was when they all killed each other!
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