Paradise Lost
A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, Biography & Memoir, Literary, Historical
| Author: | David S. Brown | ISBN: | 9780674978263 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | May 22, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | David S. Brown |
| ISBN: | 9780674978263 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | May 22, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Pigeonholed as a Jazz Age epicurean and an emblem of the Lost Generation, Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation’s shifting mood and manners after WWI. Placing him among Progressives such as Charles Beard, Randolph Bourne, and Thorstein Veblen, David Brown reveals Fitzgerald as a writer with an encompassing historical imagination.
Pigeonholed as a Jazz Age epicurean and an emblem of the Lost Generation, Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation’s shifting mood and manners after WWI. Placing him among Progressives such as Charles Beard, Randolph Bourne, and Thorstein Veblen, David Brown reveals Fitzgerald as a writer with an encompassing historical imagination.
