Great Gatsby: A Norton Critical Edition

Title: Great Gatsby: A Norton Critical Edition
Author: F Scott Fitzgerald
ISBN: 9780393656596
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2021
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Critical
Number of Pages: 584
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description:

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

• The 1925 first American edition text of the novel.

• A full introduction, a note on the text, and explanatory annotations by David J. Alworth.

• An unusually rich selection of contextual materials, including Fitzgerald's sources for his greatest novel, excerpts from his ledger and notebooks, three of his related short stories, twenty-two carefully chosen letters concerning The Great Gatsby, and eight selections--four of them by Fitzgerald--on the Jazz Age and American Modernism.

• A wide range of critical assessments, covering initial reviews and reactions, Fitzgerald's revival, and reconsiderations and recent readings.

• A chronology and selected bibliography.

About the Series

Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.