A. E. Elmore

Inside The Great Gatsby

The Hidden Subtext
Herausgeber: Kuhnle, John H.

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Produktbeschreibung

This book brings more understanding to Fitzgerald's famed novel by revealing the hidden subtext of its literary foundations of classical and modern writers. Elmore challenges the interpretation of Gatsby as a tragic failure of the American Dream, demonstrating the enduring national belief in the possibilities of the future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781666980035
• ISBN-10: 166698003X
• Artikelnr.: 72210841

Autorenporträt

A.E. Elmore (1938-2016) taught English at Athens State University from 1987 to 2013.

Inhaltsangabe

Editor's Note, John H. Kuhnle
Preface
Introduction: Nine Propositions in Making Peace with a Classic
Chapter One: The Meaning of The Great Gatsby
Chapter Two: Literary Impressionism as Fitzgerald's First Lodestar
Chapter Three: Symbolism in the Upside-Down Heaven of East Egg
Chapter Four: Hell on Earth in the Valley of Ashes
Chapter Five: West Egg as Earth and Eden
Chapter Six: Manhattan as Purgatory
Chapter Seven: Echoes of Spengler
Chapter Eight: Links to Eliot, Frazer, and Weston
Chapter Nine: Gatsby as the "Two Adams"
Works Cited
About the Author