F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Last Laocoon
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings.
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Last Laocoon by Robert Sklar is a landmark work of literary biography and criticism that chronicles the life and artistic development of one of America's most celebrated novelists. Sklar argues that Fitzgerald's career represents a profound cultural struggle — a Laocoon-like entanglement between the artist's personal vision and the social forces of early twentieth-century America. Drawing on Fitzgerald's novels, short stories, and correspondence, the work presents a detailed portrait of a writer caught between the glittering promise of the Jazz Age and the darker undercurrents of disillusionment and decline. With scholarly rigour and narrative elegance, Sklar illustrates how Fitzgerald's genius was both shaped and ultimately constrained by the commercial and cultural pressures of his era. This is an essential read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the man behind The Great Gatsby and the literary world he both embodied and critiqued.
Author: Robert Sklar
Format: Paperback
Published: 1969, Oxford University Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings.
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Last Laocoon by Robert Sklar is a landmark work of literary biography and criticism that chronicles the life and artistic development of one of America's most celebrated novelists. Sklar argues that Fitzgerald's career represents a profound cultural struggle — a Laocoon-like entanglement between the artist's personal vision and the social forces of early twentieth-century America. Drawing on Fitzgerald's novels, short stories, and correspondence, the work presents a detailed portrait of a writer caught between the glittering promise of the Jazz Age and the darker undercurrents of disillusionment and decline. With scholarly rigour and narrative elegance, Sklar illustrates how Fitzgerald's genius was both shaped and ultimately constrained by the commercial and cultural pressures of his era. This is an essential read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the man behind The Great Gatsby and the literary world he both embodied and critiqued.