The Collected Essays and Articles of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Jazz Age Essays on Modernism, Celebrity, Success, and American ValuesBy Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Length9h 28m
About this audiobook
The Collected Essays and Articles of F. Scott Fitzgerald gathers the novelist's nonfiction—literary criticism, cultural commentary, autobiographical reflection, and professional counsel—into a revealing companion to his fiction. Written with the same elegance, irony, and rhythmic precision that animate The Great Gatsby, these pieces illuminate the Jazz Age from within: its glamour, commodified youth, artistic ambition, and moral exhaustion. They also situate Fitzgerald among modernist writers negotiating the marketplace, celebrity, and the instability of American values after the First World War. Fitzgerald's own life gives these essays their urgency. Born in 1896, educated at Princeton, and made famous almost overnight by This Side of Paradise, he became both chronicler and emblem of the 1920s. His marriage to Zelda Sayre, financial pressures, Hollywood work, alcoholism, and recurring concern with literary reputation shaped his meditations on success, failure, discipline, and the writer's vocation. This collection is highly recommended for readers who want to understand Fitzgerald beyond the canonized novels. It offers scholars and general readers alike a sharper view of his mind at work, his cultural acuity, and his enduring significance in American letters.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length9 hrs 28 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 20, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Collected Essays and Articles of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Annotated)
21Ten Years in the Advertising Business.
2Introduction
22A Short Autobiography.
3Author Biography
23Girls Believe in Girls.
4Historical Context
24Echoes of the Jazz Age.
5Synopsis (Selection)
25My Lost City.
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6Who’s Who—and Why.
26One Hundred False Starts.
7Three Cities.
27Ring.
8What I Think and Feel at 25.
28Introduction to The Great Gatsby.
9How I Would Sell my Book if I Were a Bookseller.
29Sleeping and Waking.
1010 Best Books I Have Read.
30The Crack-Up.
11Imagination—And a few Mothers.
31Pasting It Together.
12“Why Blame It on the Poor Kiss if the Girl Veteran of Many Petting Parties Is Prone to Affairs After Marriage?”.
32Handle with Care.
13Does a Moment of Revolt Come Some Time to Every Married Man?
33Author’s House.
14What Kind of Husbands Do “Jimmies” Make?
34Afternoon of an Author.
15How to Live on $36,000 a Year.
35Early Success.
16“Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own!”.
36Foreword.
17How to Live on Practically Nothing a Year.
37My Generation.
18What Became of Our Flappers and Sheiks?
38Analysis
19How to Waste Material.
39Reflection
20Princeton.
40Memorable Quotes
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