AS 220.188 - Fitzgerald in Baltimore

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife, Zelda, received psychiatric treatment in Baltimore from 1932-1936. We’ll review the transcript of a therapeutic session in which the Fitzgeralds analyzed the deterioration of their marriage with brutal honesty. We will examine Zelda’s depiction of their marriage in "Save Me the Waltz" and Fitzgerald’s counter depiction in "Tender is the Night." Having scrutinized their marriage in his two previous novels, Fitzgerald felt responsible for contributing to Zelda’s mental instability, and yet Fitzgerald continued to dissect their marriage in fiction, regardless of the consequences to Zelda. To compensate for his refusal to help cure Zelda, Fitzgerald depicted his fictional double (a doctor/husband) curing Zelda’s fictional double (a patient/wife). How does Fitzgerald explore the ethics of balancing one’s professional and personal commitments? The course includes a tour of Fitzgerald sites such as Fort McHenry.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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