Gatsby [electronic resource] : the cultural history of the great American novel / Bob Batchelor.
Batchelor, Bob.
2014
PS3511.I9 G8228 2014eb
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Title Gatsby [electronic resource] : the cultural history of the great American novel / Bob Batchelor.
Author Batchelor, Bob.
ISBN 9780810891968 (electronic book)
9780810891951
Published Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2014]
Copyright ©2014
Language English
Description 1 online resource (317 pages)
Call Number PS3511.I9 G8228 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 813.52
Summary 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 economy. A cultural historian, Batchelor explains why and how the novel has become part of the fiber of the American ethos....
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Series Contemporary American literature.
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The Faustian bargain: creating The great Gatsby. A literary star roaring through the Twenties ; Breaking bad: Fitzgerald's demise, 1925-1940
Gatsby in the American century. Gatsby reborn, 1941-1963 ; A grand illusion, 1964-1980 ; All that glitters, 1981-2000 ; Gatsby today, 2001-present
Gatsby and the shifting American dream. The American dream ; Wealth and power ; Celebrity
an obsession
Gatsby lives: the enduring legacy of the great American novel. Is romance timeless? ; A hope for reading and the quest for the great American novel ; Boom, bust, repeat: power, greed, and recklessness in contemporary America ; The great Gatsby (2013): the film
Conclusion: Gatsby is America.

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