F Scott Fitzgerald

Flappers and Philosophers

Herausgeber: West III, James L W

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fitzgerald's first collection of short stories in the authoritative Cambridge Edition, now available as a paperback.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 430
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 141mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 543g
• ISBN-13: 9780521170437
• ISBN-10: 0521170435
• Artikelnr.: 34541132

Autorenporträt

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD (1896-1940) was born in Minnesota to upper middle-class parents and married socialite Zelda, which heavily influenced his literary masterwork, The Great Gatsby (1925). Fitzgerald is noted for his depiction of The Jazz Age and as a short story writer, screenwriter, and great American novelist.

Foto: Archiv Diogenes Verlag

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Illustrations
Introduction
1. Background
2. Stories and title
3. Additional writings
4. Editorial principles
5. Rationale for inclusiveness
Part I. 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'
Part II. 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
Appendix 1. Genesis of 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair'
Appendix 2. Composition of 'The Ice Palace' July 1920
Appendix 3. Original ending for 'The Offshore Pirate'
Appendix 4. Composition, publication, and earnings.