00000nam a2200000 a 4500 Fitzgerald, F. Scott aut Verfasser/-in Whitley, John S. aut Verfasser/-in Fitzgerald,F.Scott Literature-Criticism E-Notes Novel-Am./20th Cent The Great Gatsby The great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald ; John S. Whitley London Edward Arnold 1984 Studies in English Literature; Nr. 60 Reprinted /(in 2 Ex.) - "The great Gatsby" ist one of the finest of all American novels, a story rich in national themes and imagery and perhaps the ultimate expression of the American dream.<br/>This study analyses in depth the influence of the American tradition on Fitzgerald and, moreover, provides a fresh interpretation which places his masterpiece in a universal context. Thus the Romantic aspects of the novel - the hero himself, the nature of the language used and the concept of time, a persistent enemy to Gatsby - owe much to Keats. Similarly, Conrad and Melville contribute the device of a middleman narrator, a role of such importance that "The great Gatsby" must finally be seen as Nick Carraway's story. 9780713158731 9780713158731 ger 0