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As It Turns 100, ‘The Great Gatsby’ Takes Several Turns in the Spotlight
The book by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the subject of exhibitions in New York, Minnesota, New Jersey and South Carolina.
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‘The Great Gatsby’ turns 100: Fitzgerald’s classic still speaks to American values
One hundred years ago, a young midwesterner-turned-Ivy-Leaguer enlisted in the military during World War I, hoping to die in ...
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'The Great Gatsby' turns 100. What's it like teaching it today?
There's a high likelihood you read The Great Gatsby in high school. But you probably didn't have a lesson like the one taught by Brian Hannon last week. Hannon teaches AP English Literature at ...
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100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America
Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound ...
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100 years later, 'The Great Gatsby' still speaks to the troubled dream of America
The Great Gatsby — 100 years old? How can that be? To borrow the words F. Scott Fitzgerald used to describe New York City in the 1920s, The Great Gatsby possesses "all the iridescence of the ...
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'The Great Gatsby': The Great American Novel turns 100. Why it is still great
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby" has become a literary classic, selling half a million copies annually, despite its initial lack of success. The novel's enduring appeal lies in its ...
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Here's how to celebrate The Great Gatsby's centennial in NYC this week
In honor of the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby, you can live the lavish life of Jay, Nick, Daisy, Jordan, and the rest of the crew in NYC this weekend. From parties to bar specials to sweet ...
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'The Great Gatsby' at 100: Long Island's Gold Coast is backdrop for Fitzgerald's classic American novel
"The Great Gatsby," a century old this month, packs a lot into its 180 pages: love, death, money and the American dream, unfolding primarily, its narrator recounts, in "one of the strangest ...
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Turner Prize winning Preston artist to represent Great Britain at global art festival
Turner Prize winning Preston artist Lubaina Himid CBE has been chosen to represent Great Britain at a globally renowned international art festival. The University of Central Lancashire Emeritus ...