The Beautiful and Damned (Illustrated edition)

by Scott F. Fitzgerald

Overview

Fitzgerald's characters in this novel are complex, especially with respect to marriage and intimacy. The work is generally considered to have drawn upon and be based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with his wife Zelda Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1910s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune, and his courtship and relationship with his wife Gloria Gilbert. It describes his brief service in the Army during World War I, and the couple's post-war partying life in New York, and his later alcoholism. Gloria and Anthony's love story is much more than just a couple falling in love. Their story deals with the hardships of a relationship, especially when each character has a tendency to be selfish. Joanna Stolarek suggests, Fitzgerald draws on "Zelda, the object of the writer's literary passion" (Stolarek et al. 53).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781940849959
Publisher:	Ancient Wisdom Publications
Publication date:	01/17/2019
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

BOOK ONE

CHAPTER I

ANTHONY PATCH 5



CHAPTER II

PORTRAIT OF A SIREN 17

CHAPTER III

THE CONNOISSEUR OF KISSES 37

BOOK TWO

CHAPTER I

THE RADIANT HOUR 61

CHAPTER II

SYMPOSIUM 87

CHAPTER III

THE BROKEN LUTE 117

BOOK THREE 138

CHAPTER I

A MATTER OF CIVILIZATION 139

CHAPTER II

A MATTER OF AESTHETICS 159

CHAPTER III

NO MATTER! 179

Editorial Reviews

“Full of precisely observed life.” —Arthur Mizener

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