F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Literary Life (Literary Lives)

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. 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.--jacket. Becoming A Writer -- Succeeding With This Side Of Paradise -- Locating The Beautiful And Damned -- Writing The Great Gatsby -- Trailing Tender Is The Night -- Experiencing The Crack-up -- Leaving The Last Tycoon. Andrew Hook. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 185-188) And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgements......Page 12 List of Abbreviations......Page 14 1 Becoming a Writer......Page 16 2 Succeeding with This Side of Paradise......Page 32 3 Locating The Beautiful and Damned......Page 47 4 Writing The Great Gatsby......Page 61 5 Trailing Tender is the Night......Page 95 6 Experiencing The Crack-Up......Page 133 7 Leaving The Last Tycoon......Page 174 Notes......Page 200 Index......Page 204 This largely chronological study of Iris Murdoch's literary life begins with her fledgling publications at Badminton School and Oxford, and her Irish heritage. It moves through the novels of the next four decades and concludes with an account of the biographical, critical and media attention given to her life and work since her death in 1999.