Gatsby: the cultural history of the great American novel

The Faustian bargain: creating The great Gatsby. A literary star roaring through the Twenties ; Breaking bad: Fitzgerald's demise, 1925-1940

Gatsby in the American century. Gatsby reborn, 1941-1963 ; A grand illusion, 1964-1980 ; All that glitters, 1981-2000 ; Gatsby today, 2001-present

Gatsby and the shifting American dream. The American dream ; Wealth and power ; Celebrity

an obsession

Gatsby lives: the enduring legacy of the great American novel. Is romance timeless? ; A hope for reading and the quest for the great American novel ; Boom, bust, repeat: power, greed, and recklessness in contemporary America ; The great Gatsby (2013): the film

Conclusion: Gatsby is America.

Part I. The Faustian bargain: creating The great Gatsby. 1. A literary star roaring through the Twenties

Breaking bad: Fitzgerald's demise, 1925-1940

Part II. Gatsby in the American century. 3. Gatsby reborn, 1941-1963

4. A grand illusion, 1964-1980

5. All that glitters, 1981-2000

6. Gatsby today, 2001-present

Part III. Gatsby and the shifting American dream. The American dream

7. Wealth and power

8. Celebrity ... an obsession

Part IV. Gatsby lives: the enduring legacy of the great American novel. 10. Is romance timeless?

11. A hope for reading and the quest for the great American novel

12. Boom, bust, repeat: power, greed, and recklessness in contemporary America

13. The great Gatsby (2013): the film

Conclusion: Gatsby is America.