Wisehouse Classics Great Gatsby ( Edition)

Description

THE GREAT GATSBY is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream. Fitzgerald-inspired by the parties he had attended while visiting Long Island's north shore-began planning the novel in 1923, desiring to produce, in his words, "something new-something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned." Progress was slow, with Fitzgerald completing his first draft following a move to the French Riviera in 1924. His editor, Maxwell Perkins, felt the book was vague and persuaded the author to revise over the next winter. Fitzgerald was repeatedly ambivalent about the book's title and he considered a variety of alternatives, including titles that referenced the Roman character Trimalchio; the title he was last documented to have desired was Under the Red, White, and Blue. In its first year, the book sold only 20,000 copies. Fitzgerald died in 1940, believing himself to be a failure and his work forgotten. However, the novel experienced a revival during World War II, and became a part of American high school curricula and numerous stage and film adaptations in the following decades. Today, The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for the title "Great American Novel." In 1998, the Modern Library editorial board voted it the 20th century's best American novel and second best English-language novel of the same time period. Review: Wonderful book. I am happy I gave it a second chance. - I must admit, I hated this book when I had to read it in college. However, over the summer my 14-year-old niece decided to read it as part of a her summer reading project so I decided to order this book and read it along with her. I guess I am one of those people who needed a decade or two of life to really appreciate the themes and ideas explored in this book as my stance has changed - I really enjoy this book and am glad I gave it another chance. My niece really enjoys it too save for one issue: many of the books she now has to read at school she views as "long winded garbage," perhaps Fitzgerald has set the bar too high for some modern-day writers. All in all, if you are looking for a relatively quick read that is drenched in meaning, or a relatively quick read about a romance gone awry, then this book is for you. Though you might want to keep a link to Cliffsnotes available if you want to explore every last drip of meaning from this book. Review: 卒論 - 卒論の為に購入。他の英語本と比較出来ないが、卒論は完成しました。