
The Great Gatsby
An Edition of the Manuscript
F. Scott Fitzgerald(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 15. December 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
242 pages
978-1-108-44555-9 (ISBN)
Description
This edition presents the manuscript of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the earliest full version of the novel that survives. Study of this manuscript reveals much about the composition of the novel - about the development of its characters and themes and the revision of its language. Fitzgerald reworked the manuscript, putting it through several drafts and continuing to edit until a few weeks before publication. The period of its creation was an amalgamation of his talent, inspiration, and self-discipline which resulted in a masterpiece. An introduction by James L. W. West, III, the general editor of the series, gives the compositional history of the novel; a bibliographical commentary by Don C. Skemer, Curator of Manuscripts at Princeton University Library, describes the manuscript and gives the story of its preservation, acquisition, and restoration. The reading text is presented without emendation and with a minimum of editorial apparatus. This edition will allow critics, teachers, and students to study The Great Gatsby as a fluid text, evolving and progressing toward its final form from its very earliest incarnation.
Reviews / Votes
'Like a jazz album offering multiple takes on a single tune, the value of this edition lies in the access it offers to the creative process. Comparing it to the novel published in April 1925 reveals the decisions Fitzgerald made as he revised his greatest work and supplies fascinating insights into its evolution ... Seeing The Great Gatsby as it might have been shows that Fitzgerald's drive for perfection matched that of his beloved hero.' Sarah Graham, The Times Literary SupplementMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 20 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
347 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-44555-9 (9781108445559)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

F. Scott Fitzgerald | James L. W. West, III | Don C. Skemer
The Great Gatsby
An Edition of the Manuscript
Book
06/2018
Cambridge University Press
€101.50
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Persons
Author
Editor
Pennsylvania State University
Princeton University, New Jersey
Content
Acknowledgments; Illustrations; Introduction; The holograph of The Great Gatsby; A note on the text; Text of the manuscript; Explanatory notes; Illustrations.