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So we read on : how The Great Gatsby came to be and why it endures, Maureen Corrigan
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- Summary
- "The 'Fresh Air' book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby -- 'The Great American Novel we all think we've read, but really haven't.' Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who died believing himself a failure, it's now a revered classic and a rite of passage in the reading lives of millions. But how well do we really know The Great Gatsby? As Maureen Corrigan, Gatsby lover extraordinaire, points out, while Fitzgerald's masterpiece may be one of the most popular novels in America, many of us first read it when we were too young to fully comprehend its power. Offering a fresh perspective on what makes Gatsby great--and utterly unusual--So We Read On takes us into archives, high school classrooms, and even out onto the Long Island Sound to explore the novel's hidden depths, a journey whose revelations include Gatsby's surprising debt to hard-boiled crime fiction, its rocky path to recognition as a 'classic, ' and its profound commentaries on the national themes of race, class, and gender. With rigor, wit, and infectious enthusiasm, Corrigan inspires us to re-experience the greatness of Gatsby and cuts to the heart of why we are, as a culture, 'borne back ceaselessly' into its thrall. Along the way, she spins a new and fascinating story of her own"--Publisher information
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 342 pages
- Contents
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- Water, water, everywhere
- "In the land of ambition and success"
- Rhapsody in noir
- A second-rate, Midwest hack and the masterpiece he wrote
- Here lies one whose name was writ in water
- I didn't get it the first time
- Isbn
- 9780316230070
- Label
- So we read on : how The Great Gatsby came to be and why it endures
- Title
- So we read on
- Title remainder
- how The Great Gatsby came to be and why it endures
- Statement of responsibility
- Maureen Corrigan
- Subject
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- Fitzgerald, F. Scott, (Francis Scott), 1896-1940
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 1896-1940
- Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F. Scott)
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Criticism -- Literary
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading
- Literature, American -- Criticism
- United States
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott, (Francis Scott), 1896-1940
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The 'Fresh Air' book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby -- 'The Great American Novel we all think we've read, but really haven't.' Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who died believing himself a failure, it's now a revered classic and a rite of passage in the reading lives of millions. But how well do we really know The Great Gatsby? As Maureen Corrigan, Gatsby lover extraordinaire, points out, while Fitzgerald's masterpiece may be one of the most popular novels in America, many of us first read it when we were too young to fully comprehend its power. Offering a fresh perspective on what makes Gatsby great--and utterly unusual--So We Read On takes us into archives, high school classrooms, and even out onto the Long Island Sound to explore the novel's hidden depths, a journey whose revelations include Gatsby's surprising debt to hard-boiled crime fiction, its rocky path to recognition as a 'classic, ' and its profound commentaries on the national themes of race, class, and gender. With rigor, wit, and infectious enthusiasm, Corrigan inspires us to re-experience the greatness of Gatsby and cuts to the heart of why we are, as a culture, 'borne back ceaselessly' into its thrall. Along the way, she spins a new and fascinating story of her own"--Publisher information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Corrigan, Maureen
- Dewey number
- 813/.52
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS3511.I9
- LC item number
- G83196 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- United States
- Literature, American
- Label
- So we read on : how The Great Gatsby came to be and why it endures, Maureen Corrigan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-333) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Water, water, everywhere -- "In the land of ambition and success" -- Rhapsody in noir -- A second-rate, Midwest hack and the masterpiece he wrote -- Here lies one whose name was writ in water -- I didn't get it the first time
- Control code
- ocn868040666
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 342 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316230070
- Lccn
- 2014018062
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780316230070
- (OCoLC)868040666
- Label
- So we read on : how The Great Gatsby came to be and why it endures, Maureen Corrigan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-333) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Water, water, everywhere -- "In the land of ambition and success" -- Rhapsody in noir -- A second-rate, Midwest hack and the masterpiece he wrote -- Here lies one whose name was writ in water -- I didn't get it the first time
- Control code
- ocn868040666
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 342 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316230070
- Lccn
- 2014018062
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780316230070
- (OCoLC)868040666
Subject
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott, (Francis Scott), 1896-1940
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 1896-1940
- Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F. Scott)
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Criticism -- Literary
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Books & Reading
- Literature, American -- Criticism
- United States
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott, (Francis Scott), 1896-1940
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