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A practical guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald's works for middle and secondary students
F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist, essayist, and writer best known for his glamourous novels that detailed life in America's Jazz Age―a term which he popularized. Throughout his career, Fitzgerald published four novels, four collections of short stories, and 164 short stories in magazines. His work commonly focused on themes of ambition and loss, money and class, and the promise and disappointment of America and its vaunted dream. In his lifetime, Fitzgerald gained fame for his The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise. Today, his works are taught in middle and high school classrooms throughout the United States and worldwide.
Breaking Down Fitzgerald provides readers with an overview of Fitzgerald's life and investigates the composition, characters, themes, symbols, language, and motifs in his work and their relation to contemporary society. Author Helen Turner clarifies some essential facts about F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and addresses important themes found in his novels and short stories. As readers explore the literary and cultural context of Fitzgerald's works, they develop a firm appreciation of Fitzgerald's role in modern literature and why he is considered one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.
Breaking Down Fitzgerald:
- Explains of why Fitzgerald remains one of the great American voices heard around the world
- Showcases the multiple genres in Fitzgerald's world
- Offers a brief thematic tour through Fitzgerald's novels and short stories
- Provides an overview of Fitzgerald's critical reception
- Discusses Fitzgerald in contemporary popular culture
This book is a primer for younger or new Fitzgerald readers and a welcome addition to the toolbox used by educators, parents, and anyone interested in or studying F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and work.
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HELEN M. TURNER has a PhD from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. She has taught in a variety of schools and universities in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Sweden. She is also an active researcher with particular interests in American and South African literature. She has published on Richard Yates, Tom Wolfe, and Archibald MacLeish.
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Students and general readers will jump into the exciting Jazz Age through F. Scott Fitzgerald's fascinating novels
Glamourous parties, big dreams, and spectacular falls from grace await readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's acclaimed works. His novels--This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night, and the unfinished Last Tycoon--are some of the most important books written about the American experience. In this book, you'll find out why.
Learn about Fitzgerald's dramatic life: his marriage to the talented but unpredictable Zelda Fitzgerald, his years in Europe, and how the movies changed his career. Discover how he wrote such compelling novels and explore broader themes and symbols in his work as they relate to society today. Breaking Down Fitzgerald leads you through an investigation of Fitzgerald's Jazz Age America and takes you on a fun thematic tour through Fitzgerald's fiction.
This is the only book of its kind aimed to help middle and secondary students experience the wonder and delight of Fitzgerald's writing. Young readers will come away with an understanding of why F. Scott Fitzgerald remains one of the great American voices, renowned around the world.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A practical guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald's works for middle and secondary studentsF. Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist, essayist, and writer best known for his glamourous novels that detailed life in America's Jazz Age--a term which he popularized. Throughout his career, Fitzgerald published four novels, four collections of short stories, and 164 short stories in magazines. His work commonly focused on themes of ambition and loss, money and class, and the promise and disappointment of America and its vaunted dream. In his lifetime, Fitzgerald gained fame for his The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise. Today, his works are taught in middle and high school classrooms throughout the United States and worldwide.Breaking Down Fitzgerald provides readers with an overview of Fitzgerald's life and investigates the composition, characters, themes, symbols, language, and motifs in his work and their relation to contemporary society. Author Helen Turner clarifies some essential facts about F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and addresses important themes found in his novels and short stories. As readers explore the literary and cultural context of Fitzgerald's works, they develop a firm appreciation of Fitzgerald's role in modern literature and why he is considered one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.Breaking Down Fitzgerald:\* Explains of why Fitzgerald remains one of the great American voices heard around the world\* Showcases the multiple genres in Fitzgerald's world\* Offers a brief thematic tour through Fitzgerald's novels and short stories\* Provides an overview of Fitzgerald's critical reception\* Discusses Fitzgerald in contemporary popular cultureThis book is a primer for younger or new Fitzgerald readers and a welcome addition to the toolbox used by educators, parents, and anyone interested in or studying F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and work. Artikel-Nr. 9781119805328
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