Composition of Tender is the Night, The: A Study of the Manuscripts

Bruccoli Matthew J.

ISBN 10: 0822983834 / ISBN 13: 9780822983835

Published by University of Pittsburgh Press, 1963

About this Item

pp. 280.

Seller Inventory # 4371944

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Composition of Tender is the Night, The: A Study of the Manuscripts
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Publication Date: 1963
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822983834
• ISBN 13: 9780822983835
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Working with the complete collection of Tender is the Night manuscripts in the Princeton University Library, Matthew J. Bruccoli reconstructs seventeen drafts and three versions of the novel to answer questions about F. Scott FitzgeraldÆs major work that have long puzzled critics of modern literature.In 1934, nine years after the appearance of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald permitted publication of Tender is the Night. Disappointed by its critical reception, Fitzgerald suggested that the structure of the novel should be drastically rearranged. In 1951, eleven years after his death, Charles ScribnerÆs Sons brought out an edition that incorporated FitzgeraldÆs changes. Controversy arose over the merits of the two published versions and over the \u201cnine lost years\u201d in FitzgeraldÆs life between his two great novels, years of rewriting before publication of Tender is the Night that resulted in six cartons of notes and drafts. After analyzing this wealth of material, Bruccoli reconstructs every working stage in the novel and reaches his own conclusions about which edition is the most valid.

About the Author

Matthew J. Bruccoli was Jefferies Professor of English at the University of South Carolina.