Friday, February 6, 2009

More Allusions--Gatsby

Versailles: This this a HUGE place? Take a look
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.french-touch-art.com/lecomte-versailles-1715.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.french-touch-art.com/en-panorama_versailles.htm&usg=__-nkkXVEiteDQt0SWFgf4BKdiKy0=&h=664&w=911&sz=220&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=aFvkogPfa9_l-M:&tbnh=107&tbnw=147&prev=/images%3Fq%3DVersailles%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN


Belasco
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/davidbelasco/

Gilda Gray
http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2ggray1.htm

Vladimir Tostoff:
Vladimir Tostoff's Jazz History of the World is an imaginary composition by an imaginary composer. The jazz orchestra plays it for the guests at Gatsby's party in Chapter III. It's self-important title is Fitzgerald's cynical comment on how jazz tried to present itself as a serious rival to classical music during the '20s.