How we misread ‘The Great Gatsby’
There are many theories about what makes the classic American novel so great, and its ability to keep producing different ...
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The Great Gatsby director on staging the American novel in London
And director Marc Bruni doesn’t plan on remounting the same party he’s been hosting on Broadway when The Great Gatsby arrives in the West End.
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The American Dream in the Jazz Age
The overarching themes of the novel could be said to be those of the American Dream and the Jazz Age, and more specifically about the clash of these two ideas in America in the 1920s. There is no ...
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Beyond glitz and glamour: the enduring relevance of The Great Gatsby
Charlotte Ramshaw discusses the relevance of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' within contemporary society ...
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Lapointe: Happy 100th anniversary to ‘The Great Gatsby’
Although most of The Great Gatsby takes place in the wealthy Long Island suburbs of New York City, our own Motor City plays a ...
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby explores the idea of the American Dream in the 1920s: A time when the country was recovering from World War 1, and a period of changes to the economy and ...
ONBOOKS | OPINION: 100 years on, ‘Gatsby’ is nearly perfect
Despite its modest success upon publication in 1925, the novel has grown into a towering cultural touchstone, capturing the ...
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The Great Gatsby musical writers on putting the female characters in the spotlight
F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is widely considered a classic. Some go as far as to herald it as the Great American ...
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The Great Gatsby soundtrack offers swinging songs for every ear [Review]
The Great Gatsby OST includes songs that represent themes of love, murder, desire for money and pleasure, and the corruption of the American dream. There's also a jazz orchestral piece to get you ...