Literary Lives: A Literary Life

Hook, A.

Often seen as a mirroring the contemporary movement of American history itself, 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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2002-08-06

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333738481

DOI: 10.1057/9781403919267

Dimensions: 216cm x138cm

Pages: 194