F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Fiction: “An Almost Theatrical Innocence”

Contents

c o n t e n t s Preface ix Acknowledgments xi one Compensating Visions in The Great Gatsby 1 two Fitzgerald as a Southern Writer 10 three The Importance of “Repose” 33 four “An Almost Theatrical Innocence” 86 five Fitzgerald and the Mythical Method 158 six On the Son’s Own Terms 194 Works Cited 219 Index 223 This page intentionally left blank ...