Gatsby : the cultural history of the great American novel / / Bob Batchelor
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| Autore: |
Batchelor Bob
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| Titolo: |
Gatsby : the cultural history of the great American novel / / Bob Batchelor
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham : , : Rowman and Littlefield, , [2014] |
| New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2014 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 813/.52 |
| Soggetto topico: | LITERARY CRITICISM - American - General |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Academic theses. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-294) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why Gatsby Matters; Part I: The Faustian Bargain: Creating The Great Gatsby; 1 A Literary Star Roaring through the Twenties; 2 Breaking Bad: Fitzgerald's Demise, 1925-1940; Part II: Gatsby in the American Century; 3 Gatsby Reborn, 1941-1963; 4 A Grand Illusion, 1964-1980; 5 All That Glitters, 1981-2000; 6 Gatsby Today, 2001-present; Part III: Gatsby and the Shifting American Dream; 7 The American Dream; 8 Wealth and Power; 9 Celebrity . . . An Obsession; Part IV: Gatsby Lives: The Enduring Legacy of the Great American Novel |
| 10 Is Romance Timeless?11 A Hope for Reading and the Quest for the Great American Novel; 12 Boom, Bust, Repeat: Power, Greed, and Recklessness in Contemporary America; 13 The Great Gatsby (2013): The Film; Conclusion: Gatsby Is America; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | One of the bestselling novels of all time, The Great Gatsby is also considered one of the most significant achievements in 20th century fiction. In Gatsby: The Cultural History of the Great American Novel, Bob Batchelor explores the birth, life, and enduring influence of The Great Gatsby-from the book's publication in 1925 through today's headlines filled with celebrity intrigue, corporate greed, and a roller-coaster ec |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Gatsby |
| ISBN: | 979-82-16-41070-6 |
| 979-82-16-23830-0 | |
| 1-4422-4907-2 | |
| 0-8108-9196-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9911095330203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Contemporary American literature (Rowman & Littlefield, Inc.)