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The Great Gatsby : From Princeton to Hollywood

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

The film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, premieres this evening in New York and arrives in theaters on May … Continue reading →

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The Hudson Review Celebrates 65th Anniversary

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

The Hudson Review celebrates its 65th anniversary next month. One of the most notable and influential American literary quarterlies of the post-World War II era, it was co-founded in 1947 by Princeton graduates Frederick Morgan (Class of 1943), Joseph Bennett … Continue reading →

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The Great Gatsby to Open Cannes Film Festival

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Australian director Baz Luhrmann’s latest film, The Great Gatsby, will open the 66th Festival de Cannes in the Grand Théâtre Lumière of the Palais des Festivals on May 15, 2013. “Baz Luhrmann, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Scott Fitzgerald to inaugurate the Festival de … Continue reading →

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True Treasures: Princeton Alumni Weekly Highlights “A Republic in the Wilderness”

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

  The March 20th issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly highlights the current Main Gallery exhibition, “A Republic in the Wilderness: Trea­sures of Amer­i­can His­tory from Jamestown to Appo­mat­tox.” “True Treasures: Two and A Half Centuries of American History Are On Display … Continue reading →

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Sarduy Artwork at Princeton

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Rubén Gallo, Director of the Latin American Studies Program at Princeton and Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures, recently highlighted an acquisition in the Graphic Arts Collection of thirty-four paintings and drawings by the novelist, critic, poet, and … Continue reading →

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