F. Scott Fitzgerald, Flappers and Philosophers

Nicolas Tredell (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.3: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

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First circulation or publication 1920

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first short story collection,

Flappers and Philosophers

(1920), demonstrates his skills in a genre which he had practised since boyhood and which, in adult life, was to be crucial to the financial support of himself, his wife and his daughter. The eight stories in the volume show that he can provide engaging, entertaining, concise narratives which sometimes assume deeper resonances through their implications and symbols; bring characters vividly before the mind’s eye and ear through description and dialogue; evoke impressionist effects of light, water, and sound; sharply render the surfaces and styles of life at particular historical moments (especially post-World War One America); create reverberant symbols and weave them into the texture of a narrative;…

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Citation: Tredell, Nicolas. "Flappers and Philosophers". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 16 January 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=5113, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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