One of the bestselling novels of all time, The Great Gatsby is also considered one of the most significant achievements in twentieth-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
One of the bestselling novels of all time, The Great Gatsby is also considered one of the most significant achievements in twentieth-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
Bob Batchelor is James Pedas Endowed Chair in Communication and executive director of the James Pedas Communication Center at Thiel College. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books, including: The 1900s; The 1980s; The 2000s; and American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade (4 volumes), Cult Pop Culture (3 volumes) and John Updike: A Critical Biography (2013). He is founding editor of the Popular Culture Studies Journal and editor of the Contemporary American Literature series published by Rowman & Littlefield.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface I. Gatsby Lives 1. Why Gatsby Matters II. The Faustian Bargain: Creating The Great Gatsby 2. A Literary Star Roaring through the Twenties 3. Breaking Bad: Fitzgerald's Demise, 1925-1940 III. Gatsby in the American Century 4. Gatsby Reborn, 1941-1963 5. A Grand Illusion, 1964-1980 6. All That Glitters, 1981-2000 7. Gatsby Today, 2001-present IV. Gatsby and the Shifting America Dream 8. The American Dream 9. Wealth and Power 10. Celebrity...An Obsession V. The Enduring Legacy of the Great American Novel 11. Is Romance Timeless? 12. A Hope for Reading and the Quest for the Great American Novel 13. Boom, Bust, Repeat: Power, Greed, and Recklessness in Contemporary America 14. The Great Gatsby (2013): The Film Conclusion: Gatsby is America
Preface I. Gatsby Lives 1. Why Gatsby Matters II. The Faustian Bargain: Creating The Great Gatsby 2. A Literary Star Roaring through the Twenties 3. Breaking Bad: Fitzgerald's Demise, 1925-1940 III. Gatsby in the American Century 4. Gatsby Reborn, 1941-1963 5. A Grand Illusion, 1964-1980 6. All That Glitters, 1981-2000 7. Gatsby Today, 2001-present IV. Gatsby and the Shifting America Dream 8. The American Dream 9. Wealth and Power 10. Celebrity...An Obsession V. The Enduring Legacy of the Great American Novel 11. Is Romance Timeless? 12. A Hope for Reading and the Quest for the Great American Novel 13. Boom, Bust, Repeat: Power, Greed, and Recklessness in Contemporary America 14. The Great Gatsby (2013): The Film Conclusion: Gatsby is America
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