F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby in 1925. The novel features Jay Gatsby and the narrator, Nick Carraway. Set in the 1920's, The Great Gatsby explores the reality of the American dream in the Jazz Age. Read more about F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
1. Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Charles Scribner (Afterword), and Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (Introduction). This edition of The Great Gatsby corrects many of the errors that were introduced into the manuscript by Fitzgerald, and by subsequent printings of the text. Here's the story of Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy.
2. The Great Gatsby: Penguin Critical Studies
by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Kathleen Parkinson (Editor). Penguin. Kathleen Parkinson helps to put the novel in perspective, as she incorporates a discussion of chronology, imagery, and other elements of the novel. She also writes about Fitzgerald's portrayal of women in The Great Gatsby.3. I'm Sorry about the Clock: Chronology, Composition, and Narrative Technique
by Thomas A. Pendleton. Susquehanna University Press. Thomas Pendleton discusses the chronological inconsistencies and improbabilities in The Great Gatsby, which were evidently caused, at least in part, by some of the revisions for which Fitzgerald has been so highly praised. Pendleton also discusses the significance of Fitzgerald's faulty chronology in The Great Gatsby.4. F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby: Essays - Articles - Reviews
by Nicolas Tredell (Editor). Columbia University Press. This collection of critical resources on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby includes essays on the modernist techniques in the novel, the influence of this book on other American writers, and other essential topics of debate in the study F. Scott Fitzgerald and his novel, The Great Gatsby.5. F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"
by Harold Bloom (Editor). Chelsea House Publishers. In addition to the critical essays that offer critical interpretations of The Great Gatsby, this book includes an introductory essay by Harold Bloom, critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology, a bibliography, and an index.6. Understanding the Great Gatsby
by Dalton Gross, and Maryjean Gross. Greenwood Publishing Group. Dalton Gross and Maryjean Gross offers a collection of primary documents, which include newspaper articles, first-person accounts, and testimony. These resources help to put Fitzgerald's novel into historical, social and cultural context.7. Great Gatsby
by Michael J. Wyly. Gale Group. In this book, Michael Wyly offers his analysis of The Great Gatsby, along with the relavent background of a Fitzgerald biography, historical context, and a discussion of plot and characters.8. The Great Gatsby and Fitzgerald's World of Ideas
by Ronald Berman. Univ of Alabama Press. From the publisher: "A noted Fitzgerald scholar, Berman makes it clear that accepted interpretations of The Great Gatsby and of Fitzgerald's work in general must be changed. Berman demonstrates that Fitzgerald wrote within a vast dialectic, relating the ideas of the twenties to those of the 'old America' described in so many of his works."9. F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Matthew J. Bruccoli (Editor). Cambridge University Press. From the publisher: "This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of The Great Gatsby edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli and authorized by the estate of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The first edition of The Great Gatsby contained many errors resulting from Fitzgerald's extensive revisions and a rushed production schedule, and subsequent editions introduced further departures from the author's intentions."