F. Scott Fitzgerald (Bloom's Major Short Story Writers Series) - Hardcover

Harold Bloom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791051226 ISBN 13: 9780791051221

Publisher: Chelsea House Publications, 1999

Synopsis

Fitzgerald has been referred to as a 20th-century John Keats. This text examines some of his short stories, including "May Day" and "Babylon Revisited."

This title also features a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, a user guide, a detailed thematic analysis of each short story, a list of characters in each story, a complete bibliography of Fitzgerald’s works, an index of themes and ideas, and editor’s notes and introduction by Harold Bloom.

This series, Bloom’s Major Short Story Writers, is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School; preeminent literary critic of our time. The world’s most prominent writers of short stories are covered in one series with expert analysis by Bloom and other critics. These titles contain a wealth of information on the writers and short stories that are most commonly read in high schools, colleges, and universities.

About this title

About the Author

Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of Humanities, Yale University, and Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School

From School Library Journal

Gr 9 Up-Packed with portions of essays, none longer than a short commercial break, and only a few any more taxing for average readers, this slender analysis of The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night will be useful to novice researchers. Providing relatively detailed plot summaries, a list of major characters, and selections from 15-to-17 essays on each novel, the book contains practically all the information a sophomore needs. The volume concludes with a list of Fitzgerald's works, a bibliography, and a thematic index. Libraries that already own Bloom's Fitzgerald volume in "The Modern Critical Views" series (Chelsea) may pass on this one, but it may be just what more timid students need. The main drawback is also possibly its greatest strength: how predigested it feels.-Herman Sutter, Saint Agnes Academy, Houston, TX

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Edition details

• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0791051226
• ISBN 13: 9780791051221
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 88