Scott fitzgerald papers, a comprehensive literary archive containing his original manuscripts, working drafts, corrected galleys, personal and professional correspondence, autobiographical scrapbooks, photographs and other original materials. His private life, with his wife, zelda, in both america and france, became almost as celebrated as his novels. Scott fitzgeralds bestknown work, the great gatsby, has made him familiar to generations of students of american literature. Fitzgerald wrote a novel about a devastatingly handsome, wildly talented young princeton student named amory blaine who quits school, joins the army, never sees combat, falls in love and gets his heart broken by a beautiful woman who happens to have the exact same mannerisms as zelda sayre. Scott fitzgerald 17, below, photograph of ginevra king found in fitzgeralds scrapbook and a page from the diary of ginevra king, in which she wrote of her love for f. Scott fitzgerald and princeton the capital century. Scott fitzgerald 17, famed novelist and loyal princetonian though, as many readers will recall. Paul, minnesota, the third of five children born to furniture manufacturer edward fitzgerald and mary mollie mcquillan, the daughter of an irish immigrant. Scott fitzgeralds princeton career and the triangle. A pictorial autobiography from the scrapbooks and albums of f. Scott fitzgerald was a short story writer and novelist considered one of the preeminent authors in the history of american literature due almost entirely to the enormous posthumous success of his third book, the great gatsby. He was named for francis scott key, the lawyer and writer who penned the lyrics to the star spangled banner.
Paul academy, but was thrown out of the school when he was aged 16 for not working hard enough. Scott fitzgerald was involved in many things at princeton university. Fitzgerald idealized princeton football, princeton braininess, and princeton scenery right up to his dying day. Scott fitzgerald had not lived, if he had not chronicled his times with the sensitivity and vivid language that he did, its possible that much of the cultural significance of the jazz age could be shrugged off by. While stationed in alabama, he fell in love with rich socialite zelda sayre. This collection consists of manuscripts of all of the major literary efforts of fitzgerald princeton class of 1917, as well as related documents and correspondence, thus providing a comprehensive record of americas bestknown writer.
Fitzgerald achieved fame almost overnight with the 1920 publication of his first novel, this side of paradise. Scott fitzgerald 17, famed novelist and loyal princetonian though, as many readers will recall, not a graduate he left school as a junior and published this side of paradise a few years later, at age 23. An analysis of f scott fitzgeralds letter to his daughter. Scott fitzgerald, suffering a massive heart attack, was dead.
He attended princeton university, but due to a failed relationship and a preoccupation with writing, he left princeton in 1917 to join the army. Winter dreams f scott fitzgeralds life remembered in fine film. Scott fitzgerald, series ii princeton university library department of rare books and special collections princeton university library 1 washington road princeton, nj 085442098 usa. Though the book sold poorly when it was first published, it has since become one of the most widely read american novels and justified fitzgeralds reputation as one. Scott and zelda fitzgerald is to invoke the jazz age, romance, and outrageous early success with all its attendant perils. Scott fitzgerald additional papers, archives of charles scribners sons, and other holdings of the manuscripts division, which has comprehensive collections of original materials by and about f. Scott fitzgerald papers princeton university library. Scott fitzgerald biography life, family, name, story. Scott fitzgerald 18961940, an american novelist and short story writer, was the unofficial artistic spokesman for the jazz age 1920s1930s. Scott fitzgerald 18961940 rose to prominence as a chronicler of the jazz age. The story was centered on amory blaine, an ambitious. Charles scribners sons, 1925, which were donated to the princeton university library in 1950 by fitzgeralds daughter scottie fitzgerald lanahan. Paul, minnesota, on september 24, 1896, the namesake and second cousin three times removed of the author of the national anthem.
He had a penchant for cutting classes during his time at princeton. However, what many people dont know is that fitzgerald was not a. An analysis of f scott fitzgeralds letter to his daughter april 2020. Their names summon flappers, reckless spending, gleaming hotel lobbies, smoky speakeasies, ocean journeys, white suits.
Fitzgerald was born into an uppermiddleclass family in st. This is a quick book summary and analysis of the great gatsby by f scott fitzgerald it should be. An analysis of f scott fitzgeralds letter to his daughter the giant continued raving for an hour or more, and at length fell down dead, whose dreadful fall had like. Scott fitzgerald protagonistafter boarding school, before dissipation in new yorkwhen he attends harvard, princeton, or yale. Scott fitzgeralds life, especially the later years. Anne margaret daniel 99, lecturer in english, describes f. Scott fitzgerald, series ii princeton university library. Scott fitzgerald the literary star wasnt just a princeton football fanatic. The princeton university library is pleased to announce the digitization of the autograph manuscript and corrected galleys of f. That phrase, a great irritant to then university president john grier hibben, is found in his first novel, this side of paradise, which chronicles amory blaines time as an. Paul, minnesota, in 1896, attended princeton university, and published his first novel, this side of paradise, in 1920. As long past as 1930, i had a hunch that the talkies would make even the best selling novelist as archaic as silent pictures. Scott fitzgeralds books this side of paradise 1920 this side of paradise is a largely autobiographical story about love and greed. Paul, minnesota, but was primarily raised in new york.
The book examines the lives and morality of postworld war i youth. Its protagonist amory blaine is an attractive student at princeton university who dabbles in literature. There are no second acts in american lives, wrote f. Francis scott fitzgerald was an accomplished american author born september 24, 1896 in st. Scott fitzgeralds birth and 101 years since he entered princeton university, the place he dubbed the pleasantest country club in america. But the real source of basil duke lees inner experience at yale was scott fitzgeralds experience at princeton, and this essay shows us what princeton was for fitzgeralds imagination, in a more responsible way, in some respects, than does this side of paradise, where, as. Francis scott key fitzgerald was an unlikely candidate to shine at princeton, then dominated by rich wasps from the east. Scott fitzgerald, a princeton graduate with his diploma. From its earliest years as a training ground for the presbyterian clergy, up to the early 20th century when woodrow. Scott fitzgerald is perhaps the most celebrated graduate of princeton university. Scott fitzgerald were aspiration, literature, princeton, zelda sayre fitzgerald, and alcohol.
First excerpt but above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of doctor t. Later, he continued at newman school, a private high school in hackensack, new jersey, in 191112. Some know that he attended princeton university and even based his first novel, this side of paradise, on the ivy league school. He briefly went to the nardin academy a private roman catholic school in western new york. Scott fitzgerald, a legendary figure of the 1920s, was an extremely observant artist, a beautiful writer, and an exceptional craftsman. Scott fitzgerald was born to edward fitzgerald and molly fitzgerald in the city of saint paul in minnesota on september 24, 1896.
Due to covid19, the reading room at special collections, firestone is closed until further notice. Mencken, scott fitzgerald and his work, chicago daily tribune, may 3, 1925. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Scott fitzgerald considered himself more a feeler than a complex thinker, a judgment affirmed by fitzgeralds early. I now saw it not as a stranger, but through the wondering eyes of freshman. Scott fitzgerald papers princeton university library special. Scott fitzgerald, american shortstory writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the jazz age the 1920s, his most brilliant novel being the great gatsby 1925. A feature that explores scott and zeldas connection to long island and the possible gatsby mansion inspiration. Scott and his sister annabel are the only two fitzgerald children to survive infancy. The beautiful and damned is the second novel of fitzgerald first published in 1921 in the magazine metropolitan.
When his father lost his job, the fitzgerald family returned to minnesota. Publication, reproduction, and broadcast of the image of f. Portfolio images available from the department for reproduction. From its earliest years as a training ground for the presbyterian clergy, up to the early 20th century when woodrow wilson sent it in the nations service, the shady, gothicspired university seemed like the most stable and serene of american institutions hardly the place where social revolution could be brewing. Scott fitzgerald manuscripts from the library at princeton university. Fitzgerald was reading the princeton alumni weekly when he suffered a fatal heart attack at age 44. Scott fitzgerald biography francis scott key fitzgerald, an author well known for his short stories and novels, was born on september 24th, 1896 in saint paul, minnesota to an upper. Suddenly, he jumped up from his armchair, clutched the mantelpiece, gasped, and crumpled to the floor. Theres a chapter in the life of nearly every major f. Its protagonist amory blaine is an attractive student at princeton university. However, it is evident that fitzgerald allowed the social aspect of college to overcome the academic one. Fitzgerald princeton class of 1917, as well as related documents and correspondence, thus providing a comprehensive record of americas bestknown writer of the \jazz age.
Scott fitzgerald papers c0187 is a comprehensive literary archive containing the original manuscripts, working drafts, corrected galleys, personal and professional correspondence, autobiographical scrapbooks, photographs, and other original materials of f. Scott fitzgeralds princeton poetry san diego reader. In preparatory school and up to the middle of sophomore year in college, it worried me that i. Scott fitzgerald, who himself went from being the high priest of the jazz age to a downandout alcoholic within the space of 20 years, but not before giving the world several literary masterpieces, the most famous of which is the great gatsby 1924. F scott fitzgerald the american dreamer complete youtube. The novel is the second after this side of paradise and the one that precedes the great gatsby, so the novel is. In contrast to his princeton classmate edmund wilson, f. The following day, fitzgerald was eating a candy bar and leafing through his princeton alumni newsletter. The novel, which draws heavily upon his years at princeton, tells the story of a. His debut novel, this side of paradise 1920, is set at princeton and is loosely autobiographical of his own undergraduate days there. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic their retinas are one yard high. Scott fitzgerald, a princeton graduate with his diploma at last.
Scott fitzgerald 18961940, princeton class of 1917. Scott fitzgerald developed his studies at saint paul academy and summit school in saint paul, minnesota in 19081911, he began writing at this time. John grisham opened his novel camino island with the theft of f. Read more about ginevra king, the possible inspiration for daisy.