{"product_id":"the-composition-of-tender-is-the-night-paperback","title":"The Composition of Tender is the Night - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew J. Bruccoli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking with the complete collection of \u003ci\u003eTender is the Night\u003c\/i\u003e manuscripts in the Princeton University Library, Matthew J. Bruccoli reconstructs seventeen drafts and three versions of the novel to answer questions about F. Scott Fitzgerald's major work that have long puzzled critics of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1934, nine years after the appearance of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby, \u003c\/i\u003e Fitzgerald permitted publication of \u003ci\u003eTender is the Night.\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Scribner's Sons brought out an edition that incorporated Fitzgerald's changes. Controversy arose over the merits of the two published versions and over the \"nine lost years\" in Fitzgerald's life between his two great novels, years of rewriting before publication of \u003ci\u003eTender is the Night\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew J. Bruccoli was Jefferies Professor of English at the University of South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757880803616,"sku":"9780822983835","price":89.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d6a281e5feaaf35ec3b8654a3eeaca07.webp?v=1780113949","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-composition-of-tender-is-the-night-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}