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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Biography

Name: F . Scott Fitzgerald
Birth Date: September 24, 1896
Death Date: March 10, 1948
Place of Birth: St. Paul, Minnesota
Place of Death: Hollywood, California
Gender: Male

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Biography of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
1,308 words, approx. 4 pages
The American author Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896-1940), a legendary figure of the 1920s, was a scrupulous artist, a graceful stylist, and an exceptional craftsman. His tragic life was an ironic analog to his romantic art. On Sept. 24, 1896, F....
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Biography of F(rancis) Scott (Key) Fitzgerald
12,405 words, approx. 41 pages
Although for the general reader F. Scott Fitzgerald 's fame rests primarily on one novel, The Great Gatsby (1925), his creative life, from youth to early death, found full expression in some 160 short stories. These works not only provided the income...
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Biography of F(rancis) Scott (Key) Fitzgerald
12,298 words, approx. 41 pages
An air of transience pervades the biographies of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald and slips into their writing. This lack of permanence is a key to understanding their relationship with Paris and France. Unlike such contemporary American...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (1896-1940) Summary
1,977 words, approx. 7 pages
Perhaps because so much of his writing is autobiographical, F. Scott Fitzgerald is as famous for his personal life as he is for his writing. In his career as a writer, Fitzgerald proved to be gifted in a number of forms—he excelled as a...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Information
3,320 words, approx. 11 pages
For other persons named Scott Fitzgerald, see Scott Fitzgerald (disambiguation) . Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald Francis Scott Fitzgerald 1937 June 4 (1) (photo by Carl van Vechten).jpg}} | F. Scott Fitzgerald, photographed by Carl van Vechten in 1937...


News and Journals
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AP News
Top French book prize to Gilles Leroy
11/5/2007: 264 words, approx. 1 pages
France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, went to author Gilles Leroy on Monday for his "Alabama Song," a story written in the first person but inspired by the descent into folly of the wife of famed novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald.Last year, the Goncourt Prize went...
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The Jazz Age: A 20s America Quiz
10/8/2007: 313 words, approx. 1 pages
Question 1 of 10:The film industry was changed forever when the first ‘talkie’ was released in 1927. What was it called? Modern Times The Jazz Singer Birth of a Nation The General Question 2 of 10:It was in the 1920s that Al Capone...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Barbara Tepa Lupack
10,767 words, approx. 36 pages
In the following essay, Lupack chronicles the inclusion of Arthurian motifs, the wasteland, and the Grail quest in many of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works, remarking that the author's interest in these stories also carried over into his personal life.
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Critical Essay by Bryant Mangum
10,430 words, approx. 35 pages
In the following essay, Mangum traces the relationship between Fitzgerald's early short stories and his novels, asserting that he used the shorter pieces as a “workshop for subjects, themes, and techniques that he would continue to develop in later stories and novels.”
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Critical Essay by Elizabeth M. Varet-Ali
10,386 words, approx. 35 pages
In the following essay, Varet-Ali praises the originality of The Pat Hobby Stories and considers their place within Fitzgerald's oeuvre.
 
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 88%
Critiquing F. Scott Fitzgerald
2,059 words, approx. 7 pages
Critiques some of F. Scott Fitzgerald's mos famous works, including "The Great Gatsby", "The Sensible Thing," and "Myra Meets his Family." Focuses on the women in each story and their belief that money brings happiness. Compares common themes and symbols.
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Essay Grade: 92%
Analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Works
1,086 words, approx. 4 pages
Analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works such as "The Great Gatsby," "Ice Palace," and "Winter Dreams."
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Essay Grade: 92%
The Life of Fitzgerald: an Amazing Man
768 words, approx. 3 pages
Essay is about the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and most of his accomplishments in life.


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