F5A. This Side of Tragedy: The Other Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Literature & Writing | Registration closed 9/13/2025
F. Scott Fitzgerald is mostly known for his magnum opus The Great Gatsby, but what about his other novels? One launched his career; the others tormented him through nine years of false starts, unpublished drafts, and dissipation. Join us as we read This Side of Paradise (recommended: ISBN # 978-0-307-47451-3 Vintage Books/Random House. Read Part I prior to class beginning) and Tender is the Night (recommended: SBN#978-0-684-80154-4 Scribners) to get a deeper understanding of Fitzgerald the man, the artist, and the self-destructive, tragic figure he ultimately became.
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Daniel Lanzetta
Presenter
Daniel Lanzetta, MA, (LLI) has been teaching literature most of his life at Mt. Vernon High School, The College of New Rochelle, Thornton School, and Western Connecticut State University. He hopes to continue teaching it in the afterlife, but that remains to be seen.
Joanne Goodman
Class Manager
Mary McClellan
Producer & Class Manager