The Crack-Up
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| Author(s) | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Essays, Letters, & Notes |
| Publisher | New Directions |
| Publication date | 1945 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 347 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
The Crack-Up (1945) is a collection of essays by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. It consists of previously unpublished letters, notes and also three essays originally written for and published first in the Esquire magazine during 1936. It was compiled and edited by Edmund Wilson shortly after Fitzgerald's death in 1940.
The main essay starts "Of course all life is a process of breaking down ...."[1] which gives something of the tone of the piece.
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Essays [edit]
- "The Crack-Up" (originally Esquire magazine, February 1936)
- "Pasting It Together" (originally Esquire magazine, March 1936)
- "Handle with Care" (originally Esquire magazine, April 1936)
- collected together under the title "The Crackup" in the book
It also included positive evaluations of his work by Glenway Wescott, John Dos Passos, John Peale Bishop, et al.
Reaction [edit]
The essays when originally written were poorly received and many were openly critical, particularly of the personal revelations. However time has been somewhat kinder to them and the collection is an insight into the mind of the writer during this low period in his life.
- "The essays stand today as a compelling psychological portrait and an illustration of an important Fitzgerald theme" [2]
The philosopher Gilles Deleuze adopted the term crack-up from Fitzgerald to refer to his interpretation of the Freudian death instinct.
References [edit]
- Bitonti, Tracy Simmons (12 May 2005). "The Crack-Up". Facts about Fitzgerald. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott (1945). The Crack-Up (1st edition ed.). New Directions.
External links [edit]
- The Crack-Up By F. Scott Fitzgerald, Esquire. Originally published in Esquire's February, March, and April 1936 issues.
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