The Great Gatsby - 4/06

Internet Links

C-Span American Writers: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Brief biography of the writer
Celestial Eyes: from Metamorphosis to Masterpiece
An essay on the artist who did the dust jacket for The Great Gatsby.
Decopix: The Art Deco Resource
Art Deco didn't play a big role in The Great Gatsby, but it is a big part of the '20s. This site is an introduction to Art Deco with some photos illustrating the style.
Digital History: The Jazz Age
A history of the 1920s covering many aspects of the era.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary
A wealth of information celebrating the 100th anniversary of the writer’s birth (in 1996) from the University of South Carolina.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Walking tour of St. Paul, Minnesota
Walking tour of houses in which F.S. F. lived or visited in St. Paul, MN.
Fashion Eras: Flapper Fashions
A nice site about the clothes of the era.
Food Timeline: The 1920s
Describes food and dining establishments of the 1920s, and how they were affected by prohibition.
Roaring Twenties: A History in the Key of Jazz
Short essays on jazz, along with audio clips from PBS’s Jazz documentary by Ken Burns. The site includes some downloadable music clips.
Slang of the 1920s
1920s slang from the American Antique Auto Club of America.
Southern Music Network: The 1920s
Information on jazz and other music of the 1920s
Temperance & Prohibition
A history of the Prohibition movement from the Ohio State University Department of History.
The Asa C. Chinn Downtown Lexington, Kentucky Photographic Collection, 1920-1921
Photos from the Asa Chinn Collection. Downtown Lexington buildings and streets the way they appeared in 1920-21
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Society
Information on the writer, along with bibliographies and resources. The site includes links to many online texts, including those written by Fitzgerald and many articles about him.
The Fitzgeralds
Longer biography of Fitzgerald, also includes his wife, Zelda