F. Scott Fitzgerald: References & Edit History
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Fitzgeraldās letters have been edited by Andrew Turnbull, The Letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1963); by John Kuehl and Jackson R. Bryer, Dear Scott/Dear Max: The Fitzgerald-Perkins Correspondence (1971, reissued 1991); by Matthew J. Bruccoli with Jennifer McCabe Atkinson, As Ever, Scott Fitzā (1971); by Matthew J. Bruccoli and Margaret M. Duggan, Correspondence of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1980); by Matthew J. Bruccoli with Judith S. Baughman, A Life in Letters (1994); and by Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Barks, Dearest Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald (2002).
Biographies include Arthur Mizener, The Far Side of Paradise (1965); Andrew Turnbull, Scott Fitzgerald (1962); Matthew J. Bruccoli, Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, 2nd rev. ed. (2002); and Jeffrey Meyers, Scott Fitzgerald (1994, reissued 2014). James R. Mellow, Invented Lives: F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald (1984); and Kendall Taylor, Sometimes Madness Is Wisdom: Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald (2001), examine the Fitzgeralds as a couple.
Jackson R. Bryer (ed.), F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Critical Reception (1978), reprints selected reviews and lists others. Jackson R. Bryer, Alan Margolies, and Ruth Prigozy (ed.), F. Scott Fitzgerald: New Perspectives (2000); and Ruth Prigozy (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to F. Scott Fitzgerald (2002), are collections of essays that provide a range of critical perspectives on Fitzgeraldās life and work.
Major Works
Novels
This Side of Paradise (1920); The Beautiful and Damned (1922); The Great Gatsby (1925); Tender Is the Night (1934); The Last Tycoon, unfinished (1941).
Short stories
Flappers and Philosophers (1920); Tales of the Jazz Age (1922); All the Sad Young Men (1926), includes āThe Rich Boyā and āAbsolutionā; Taps at Reveille (1935).
Notebooks and Letters
The Crack-Up, ed. by Edmund Wilson (1945); Letters, ed. by Andrew Turnbull (1963).
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
- Arthur Mizener
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 20, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: Annenberg Learner - F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940). | Sep 14, 2026 | ||
| Added more details about The Great Gatsby and the Jazz Age. | Jun 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Jersey Hall of Fame - F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Jan 19, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 17, 2025 | ||
| Added a character analysis of Daisy Buchanan and mentioned Fitzgerald's essay āThe Crack-Up.ā | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cambridge Core - Biography (Chapter 1) - F. Scott Fitzgerald in Context. | Feb 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gumberg Library Research Guides - F. Scott Fitzgerald: Home. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Annenberg Learner - F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940). | Oct 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of F. Scott Fitzgerald Society. | Sep 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - 'Z' Tells The Fitzgeralds' Story From Zelda's Point Of View. | Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minnesota Historical Society - MNopedia - F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896Ā1940). | Nov 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940). | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Bitesize - F. Scott Fitzgerald. | May 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Society of Authors and Writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Dec 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: F. Scott Fitzgerald Society - F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Aug 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Authors - F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Jan 29, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Oxford - Great Writers Inspire - The Curious Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Jan 29, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 17, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 25, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Nov 21, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of South Carolina Libraries - Thomas Cooper Library - Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald. | May 23, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Missouri Libraries - F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby. | Aug 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Aug 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Aug 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Missouri Libraries - F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby. | Aug 15, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 09, 2017 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Jan 30, 2017 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 27, 2017 | ||
| In the discussion of Nick Carraway, changed "Princeton gentleman" to "Yale gentleman." | Dec 15, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Literature Network - Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of South Carolina - F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary Home Page. | Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - F. Scott Fitzgerald and the American Dream. | Jan 23, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Jan 23, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald. | Oct 10, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Groningen - American History from Revolution to Reconstruction - F. Scott Fitzgerald. | May 14, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of South Carolina: F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary Home Page. | Jun 23, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |