F. Scott Fitzgerald Resources

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896-1940) led a life as colorful as one of his Jazz Age novels. Although he wrote only four complete novels and short stories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He is best known for  The Great Gatsby, a classic American tale of disillusionment with modernity.

Enjoy the following Fitzgerald resources:

F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1937, Carl Van Vechten

Fitzgerald Collection at USC (intro, author bio, and collection description)

Fitzgerald Audio Recordings: hear his voice!

Symbols in The Great Gatsby, by Frederick Millet

Leonardo DiCaprio discusses The Great Gatsby (DiCaprio starred in the 2013 Gatsby film)

F. Scott Fitzgerald Novels

• This Side of Paradise, 1920
• The Beautiful and Damned, 1922
• The Great Gatsby, 1922
• Tender Is the Night, 1934
• The Love of the Last Tycoon; unfinished, published posthumously, 1941

Some enterprising soul has cataloged F. Scott Fitzgerald’s personal library on LibraryThing. See you if you share any books in common!

Writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald: In this C-Span program, a variety of guests discuss Fitzgerald’s life and writings.

Listen to the sound of the 1920s as you study Fitzgerald and his work.

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Modernism and Experimentation: 1914-1945 — Outline of American Literature Chapter 6

When will you read Fitzgerald’s writing in Excellence in Literature?

E3.8 Focus Text: The Great Gatsby

We will be adding more F. Scott Fitzgerald resources and poetry soon.