New Perspectives on The Great Gatsby: New Perspectives on American Fiction, Cambridge, Issue 15 (English Paperback Edition)

Author: Broccoli edited
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The introduction of this book describes the journey of The Great Gatsby from its mixed reviews and poor sales upon publication in 1925, to gradually gaining popularity in the 1940s, and eventually becoming an important "landmark work," and finally an undisputed classic of American literature. After the introduction, there are five essays: the first one provides a more detailed account of the revival of this work; the second places the issue in the context of the long struggle for the status of a "Great American Novel"; the third and fourth essays examine the themes of love and money, order and illusion in the novel, respectively; and the last one focuses on the unique style of the novel from the perspective of a writer who is still actively writing.