F. Scott Fitzgerald (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)

F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his depictions of the Jazz Age in his novels and short stories. Fitzgerald has been been referred to as the last notable writer to "affirm the romantic fantasy . . . of personal ambition and heroism." Examine his work, including his very popular novel The Great Gatsby. This title, F. Scott Fitzgerald, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of F. Scott Fitzgerald through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on F. Scott Fitzgerald, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.

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