Explore a 51-minute lecture from Yale University's "Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner" course, focusing on F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night." Delve into Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald's mental health struggles and their influence on the character Nicole Diver. Examine Fitzgerald's use of cinematic techniques like close-ups and cross-cutting to portray Dick Diver's downfall. Analyze the novel's themes of possession and dispossession, the impact of World War I on relationships, and Fitzgerald's approach to racialization. Gain insights into the author's narrative strategies, including the acceleration of negative resolutions and the stripping away of Dick's professional identity.
Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night - Film Techniques and Character Analysis - Lecture 21
Overview
Syllabus
- Chapter 1. The Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayer
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- Chapter 2. Have and Have Not as Types in Tender Is the Night
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- Chapter 3. Rosemary and Dick as Actors
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- Chapter 4. The Close-Up as a Narrative Technique
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- Chapter 5. Cross-Cutting as a Narrative Technique
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- Chapter 6. Racialization in Fitzgerald
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- Chapter 7. Cross-Cutting to Nicole's Judgment of Dick
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- Chapter 8. The Speed of the Negative Resolution to Tender Is the Night
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- Chapter 9. The Intrusion of World War I into Marriage
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