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Scott Fitzgerald’s\u003Cbr>The Great Gatsby\u003Cbr>New Edition |\n\nEdited and with an introduction by  \nHarold Bloom  \nSterling Professor of the Humanities Yale University  \nBloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations: The Great Gatsby—New Edition  \nCopyright © 2010 by Infobase Publishing Introduction © 2010 by Harold Bloom  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For more information contact:  \nBloom’s Literary Criticism  \nAn imprint of Infobase Publishing  \n132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nF. 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