copyright 2000, Sirpa Grierson
copyright 2000, Sirpa Grierson
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A Brief Life of Fitzgerald
http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/biography.html
This is a concise account of the major events in Fitzgerald's life. It mentions all of his books.
Broccoli, a professor at the University of South Carolina gives a brief history of F. Scott Fitzgerald's life. He includes Fitzgerald's personal life and his writing life in this brief biography.
Principal Works About F. Scott Fitzgerald http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/bibliography2.html
This is a great list of available bibliographies, biographies, memoirs, critical studies, essays, and journal articles on Fitzgerald.Quotations
http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/quotes/quotes6.html
Here are six quotes by Fitzgerald and other famous writers such as Raymond Chandler and John O'Hara on the work of Fitzgerald."Two Views of the 1920s"
http://www.louisville.edu/~kprayb01/1920s-remark-page.html
Rayburn, a professor at the Louisville University describes the 1920s in this web site. The site includes pictures of the cars and clothes of the "Jazz Era." This site helps Gatsby readers understand the time period that the novel is set in.
Money's Affect
Friedrich, Otto. "Reappraisals--F. Scott Fitzgerald: Money, Money, Money." American Scholar, 29 (Summer 1960), 392-405.
Money had a profound affect on Fitzgerald's life. This article provides helpful quotes form Fitzgerald as well as the history of his demise at the hands of money.Alcoholism of Fitzgerald
Goodwin, Donald W. "The Alcoholism of Fitzgerald." Journal of the American Medical Association, 212 (6 Apr 1970), 86-90.
This article takes the angle that most great American writers have been alcoholic. It explores in depth Fitzgerald's own love for alcohol.Fitzgerald and the Press
Dos Passos, John. "Fitzgerald and the Press." New Republic, 104 (17 Feb 1941), 213.
This brief article is commenting on the shabby journalism that covered Fitzgerald's untimely death.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Letters to his Daughter
Turnbull, Andrew, ed. F. Scott Fitzgerald's Letters to his Daughter New York: Scholastic Magazines, Inc., 1965. Reprinted by permission of Charles Schribner's sons.
Fitzgerald speaks to his daughter about his dreams for his own life with fascinating echoes of Gatsby.Novels
Information compiled by Aleisha Brady, Larkin Weyand, Tricia Harris.
