The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by Anthony Clarvoe, published by Broadway Play Publishing on December 31, 2021, is a 114-page edition that explores the complexities of a classic American narrative. Clarvoe’s introductory notes highlight a contemporary lens on the story, emphasizing themes of race, identity, and societal perceptions that have emerged through critical theories over the past fifty years. This edition invites readers to reconsider the original text, which has recently entered the public domain, and to reflect on its relevance in today’s discussions about race and class.
Readers will find a fresh perspective on the familiar tale, as Clarvoe addresses the nuances of desire and identity within the narrative. He draws attention to the historical context of the characters and settings, particularly the experiences of marginalized communities often overlooked in traditional interpretations. This edition not only revisits the classic elements of the story but also encourages a deeper understanding of the social dynamics at play, making it a thought-provoking read for those interested in drama and American literature.
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from Anthony Clarvoe’s introductory notes:
This project started because, on rereading The Great Gatsby at the suggestion of Kip Gould, Publisher of Broadway Play Publishing Inc, [because it had just come into the public domain] I said, “This is a story about white fragility”…
The Great Gatsby is about a hundred years old…. Only in the last fifty years or so, with the widespread availability of the resources of critical race, gender, queer, and postcolonialist theory have the truths hidden in plain sight in the story, and whirling around it, become visible and available to us….
My family was not the intended audience for The Great Gatsby. There were, and are, many Valleys of Ashes in this country. Fitzgerald described them as scenes of grotesquery and peopled them with caricatures. To my family, they were home and workplace.
The novel was written at a time when Jews, Slavs, and Italians-my family-were classed as “Mediterranean”, a kind of mixed race between Nordics-northern Europeans, the “real Americans” -and Africans….
The erotics of the story also deserve franker exploration than probably happened when you read it in high school. The spectrum and fluidity of desire and presentation that are expressed, or at least readily inferred, are remarkable and relevant….
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