Reader's Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night

by Bruccoli, Matthew Joseph; Baughman, Judith S.

• ISBN13: 9781570032233
• ISBN10: 1570032238
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Pr

Summary

Solves the mysteries surrounding a maligned masterpiece Tender Is the Night, the novel F. Scott Fitzgerald worked longest and hardest on, has not achieved its proper recognition because the text is peppered with errors and chronological inconsistencies. Moreover, the novel has a concentration of references to people, places, and events that most readers no longer recognize. In this guide to the novel, Matthew J. Bruccoli corrects those errors and explains the factual details. He also offers maps, photos, correspondence, and notes that demystify the writing of one of literature's most misunderstood -- and underrated -- masterpieces.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
Composition	p. 1
Editing and Publication	p. 24
Reception	p. 28
"The Author's Final Version"	p. 37
Explanatory Notes	p. 49
Editorial Rationale	p. 150
Emendations	p. 157
Time Scheme	p. 184
Chronology	p. 188
Appendices	p. 194
A Dust-Jacket Illustration	p. 194
B Revisions in Fitzgerald's Marked Copy for "The Author's Final Version"	p. 196
C Material Deleted between Magazine Serialization and Book Publication	p. 199
D F. Scott Fitzgerald's Use of Story Strippings in Tender Is the Night	p. 211
Bibliography	p. 260
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