The Classical Plotline of "The Great Gatsby".

Slattery, Dennis P.

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Classical Plotline of "The Great Gatsby"

Slattery, Dennis P.

Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1, 2, 103-05, W 75

Argues that an understanding of the craft of fiction is furthered by a return to the original creation, concluding that "The Great Gatsby" is one of the best examples of Aristotle's description of tragedy as set forth in "The Poetics." (RB)

Descriptors: English Instruction, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices, Tragedy, Twentieth Century Literature, Two Year Colleges

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