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Informationen zum Autor Linda De Roche is professor of English and American studies at Wesley College, USA. She has published on F. Scott Fitzgerald, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Gail Godwin, and Jazz Age authors. Klappentext This intriguing study examines the truth behind the myths and misconceptions that defined the Roaring Twenties, as portrayed through the popular literary works of the time. This one-stop reference to the "Jazz Age"-the period that began after the First World War and ended with the stock market crash of 1929-digs into the cultural, historical, and literary contexts of the era. Author Linda De Roche examines the writing of the time to look beyond the common conceptions of the Roaring Twenties and instead reflect on the era's complexities and contradictions, including how gender and race influenced social mores. The book profiles key American literature of the time, including F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby , Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises , Sinclair Lewis's Babbit , Anita Loos's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , and Nella Larsen's Passing . Filled with essays that offer historical explorations of each work as well as suggested learning activities, chapters also feature study questions, primary source documents, and chronologies. Support materials include activities, lesson plans, discussion questions, topics for further research, and suggested readings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction: The Jazz Age and the Culture of Change, Chronology of the Jazz Age, 1 Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis, 1922), Synopsis of Babbitt, Historical Background: Babbitt and the Perils of Progress and Prosperity, About Sinclair Lewis: The Man Who Defined Babbittry, Why We Read Babbitt, Historical Explorations of Babbitt, Documenting Babbitt, The Religion of Business in the Jazz Age, Document: From "Passing Our Tenth Milestone," Paul P. Harris, 1915, Document: From The Man Nobody Knows , Bruce Barton, 1925, Conformity in the Jazz Age, Document: From "Knowledge in Contempt in America, Believe Europeans," H. L. Mencken, 1925, Suggested Readings, 2 The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925), Synopsis of The Great Gatsby , Historical Background: The Great Gatsby and the Culture of Contradiction, About F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Man Who Wrote the Jazz Age, Why We Read The Great Gatsby , Historical Explorations of The Great Gatsby , Documenting The Great Gatsby, The Automobile and the Jazz Age, Document: From "How Many American People Can Afford Automobiles?" 1922, Document: From "Your Car and You," 1920, Document: From "On Which Side of the Windshield Do You Do Your Cussing?" H. I. Phillips, 1927, Prohibition and Bootleggers, Document: From The Volstead Act, 1920, Document: From "Nation-Wide Prohibition Ends Fight of 112 Years," 1920, Document: From "Volstead Law Draws Attack of Opponents," 1925, Document: From "Rich Bootleggers Sent to Prison," 1923, Celebrity Culture in the Jazz Age, Document: From "The Secret of Charlie Chaplin's Popularity," St. John Ervine, 1921, Document: From "Chance Writes the Lindbergh Saga," 1927, Document: From "My Friend Babe Ruth," 1924, Suggested Readings, 3 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos, 1925), Synopsis of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , Historical Background: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and the Gender Politics of the Jazz Age, About Anita Loos: A Life in Words and (Motion) Pictures, Why We Read Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , Historical Explorations of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , Documenting Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , The Flapper, Document: From The Flapper , 1922, Docum...
