F. Scott Fitzgerald : A Literary Life

by Hook, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780333738481
• ISBN10: 0333738489
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-25
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Often seen as a mirroring the contemporary movement of American history itself, F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary life was a roller-coaster ride from early success in the 1920s to apparent oblivion by the end of the 1930s. This study attempts to account for such a problematic career by focusing on Fitzgerald's struggle to sustain a perilous balancing act between his commitment to a totally involving life on the one hand, and his parallel commitment to the serious business of art on the other.

Author Biography

Andrew Hook has taught at Glasgow University, the universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen, and at Princeton and the College of Wooster, Ohio. His teaching and research interests are in English, Scottish, and American literature, and his publications include his critical study, F. Scott Fitzgerald (Edward Arnold, 1992). The Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies was named in his honor at the University of Glasgow.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
List of Abbreviations	xiii
Becoming a Writer	1	(16)
Succeeding with This Side of Paradise	17	(15)
Locating The Beautiful and Demned	32	(14)
Writing The Great Gatsby	46	(34)
Trailing Tender is the Night	80	(38)
Experiencing The Crack-Up	118	(41)
Leaving The Last Tycoon	159	(26)
Notes	185	(4)
Index	189