The Bloomsbury Handbook to F. Scott Fitzgerald

A stalwart on high school and college reading lists, novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby; Tender Is the Night) continues to enthrall readers. In this handbook to his literary production, concerns, and influences, Rattray (American literature, Univ. of Glasgow) and Wagner-Martin (English, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) gather an assortment of scholarly articles that offer insight into his work and times and which reflect contemporary approaches to literary study. There are nine essays addressing cultural concerns, such as “Fitzgerald, Modernism, and Race” by Justine Baillie; eight on specific novels, including “Between Mimesis and Fiction: Very Special Effects in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Love of the Last Tycoon” by Pascale Antolin; five on Fitzgerald’s short stories, including “Two Perspectives on Fitzgerald’s ‘The Rich Boy’” by Bryant Mangum; five on his lesser-known genres, such as Rattray’s “F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Early Playwriting”; and five essays on teaching and adaptation, such as “‘Bernice Bobs Her Hair’ Is Not About Barbering: What F. Scott Fitzgerald Can Contribute to Outcomes-Based Education” by Sara Kosiba.