| Fitzgerald: The Beautiful and Damned Contributor(s): Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Author), West III, James L. W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521883660 ISBN-13: 9780521883665 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008298029 |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Series: Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.7" W x 8.5" (1.45 lbs) 452 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 32372 Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 22.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, The Beautiful and Damned (1922), was a pivotal book in his career. A trenchant satire of the Jazz Age, it is very much a novel of its times. This edition is based on the surviving manuscript, the serialized version from Metropolitan magazine, the Scribners 1922 first American edition, and the Collins 1922 first British edition. The volume includes a detailed account of the composition of the novel, a textual apparatus, a chronology of composition, and, uniquely, three versions of the ending. Explanatory notes identify Fitzgerald's topical and historical references - to books and authors, Broadway shows and Manhattan cabarets, movie stars and sports heroes, statesmen and criminals, business tycoons and historical figures. These notes situate The Beautiful and Damned in its times and deepen the reader's understanding of Fitzgerald's sources for the novel. |
Contributor Bio(s): West III, James L. W.: - James L. W. West III is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University. |