Flappers and Philosophers

by F. Scott Fitzgerald , Edited by James L. W. West, III

• ISBN13: 9780521170437
• ISBN10: 0521170435
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-21
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Flappers and Philosophers was F. Scott Fitzgerald's initial encore – his first collection of short fiction, published in 1920 to capitalize on the success of This Side of Paradise, the novel that had made him famous at the age of twenty-three. Some of his best early stories are included here: 'The Offshore Pirate', 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair', 'The Ice Palace' and 'Benediction'. In these narratives Fitzgerald presented his prototypical Jazz-Age heroines, beautiful and wilful young women who later became trademarks of his fiction. Part of the authoritative Cambridge Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald, this volume now appears in paperback for the first time. It offers detailed explanatory notes, a record of variants and appendices tracing the composition and publication history of the stories.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Illustrations

Introduction

Background

Stories and title

Additional writings

Editorial principles

Rationale for inclusiveness

Flappers and Philosophers: 'The Offshore Pirate'

'The Ice Palace'

'Head and Shoulders'

'The Cut-Glass Bowl'

'Bernice Bobs Her Hair'

'Benediction'

'Dalyrimple Goes Wrong'

'The Four Fists'

Additional Stories, September 1919-April 1922: 'Babes in the Woods'

'The Debutante'

'Myra Meets His Family'

'The Amilers'

'The Popular Girl'

'Two for a Cent'

Record of variants

Explanatory notes

Illustrations

Genesis of 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair'

Composition of 'The Ice Palace' July 1920

Original ending for 'The Offshore Pirate'

Composition, publication, and earnings

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