The Great Gatsby - The Cambridge Centennial Edition

The Great Gatsby is often called the great American novel. Emblematic of an entire era, F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic tale of illicit desire, grand illusions, and lost dreams is rendered in a lyrical prose that revives a vanished world of glittering parties and vibrant jazz, where money and deceit walk hand in hand. Rich in humor, sharply observant of status and class, the book tells the story of Jay Gatsby's efforts to keep his faith - in money, in love, in all the promises of America - amid the chaos and conflict of life on Long Island's Gold Coast during the Roaring Twenties. This centennial edition presents the established version of the text in a collector's volume replete with social, cultural, and historical context, and numerous illustrations. The authoritative introduction examines persistent myths about Fitzgerald, his greatest work, and the age he embodies, while offering fresh ways of reading this iconic work.

List of contents

Chronology; Introduction Sarah Churchwell; THE GREAT GATSBY; History of the Text; Selected Editions of the Novel; Annotations and Identifications; Three Cruxes; Alternate Passages from the Manuscript and Galley Proofs.

Report

'This fascinating and comprehensive new edition of The Great Gatsby, which includes detailed analysis in its riveting notes and introduction, will delight fans and newcomers alike.' Jillian Cantor, USA Today bestselling author of Beautiful Little Fools

Product details

• Authors: F Scott Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scott F. Fitzgerald
• Assisted by: Sarah Churchwell (Editor), Churchwell Sarah (Editor), III West (Editor), James L W West III (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009414593
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0941459-3
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 209 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Classic fiction (pre c 1945), LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Classic fiction: general and literary