Zelda Fitzgerald
Zelda Fitzgerald (1900–1948) was an American writer and artist, wife of novelist F.
Scott Fitzgerald.
She embodied the flapper spirit of the 1920s Jazz Age and became its iconic figure.
Her novel *Save Me the Waltz* (1932) and her struggles with mental illness have made her a symbol of creative talent overshadowed by a famous husband: She was the Zelda Fitzgerald of her generation—brilliant, doomed, eclipsed.
Prosperous 1920s era
- Jazz Age1920s American cultural heyday
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- Lost GenerationDisillusioned postwar literary cohort
- ParisFrance's chief city
Gatsby · Riviera · expatriates · Montparnasse · Montgomery · New York · Hollywood · Antibes
Writer of prose narratives
- short storiesBrief prose narratives
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- proseUnversified language
- fictionImagined narrative work
modernism · Lost Generation · autobiography · creativity · narrative · publishing · literary · ghostwriting
Short, even-length coiffure
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
liberated · cigarette holder · headband · fringe dress · sequins · hemlines · unconventional · daring
Disorder affecting cognition or mood
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- asylumShelter from persecution
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
electroshock · fire · death · suffering · isolation · misdiagnosis · letters · deterioration
Pigment on canvas
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- visual artCreations meant for viewing
- paper dollsFlat figures with attachable clothes
watercolor · exhibition · creative expression · artistic ambition · late bloomer · artistic identity
Source of creative impulse
- RosalindFemale given name
- artistic influenceEffect on others' work
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- love storyNarrative of romantic involvement
Daisy Buchanan · collaboration · rivalry · diaries · romantic ideal
Roaring Twenties
Prosperous 1920s era
- Jazz Age1920s American cultural heyday
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- Lost GenerationDisillusioned postwar literary cohort
Gatsby · Paris · Riviera · expatriates · Montparnasse · Montgomery · New York · Hollywood · Antibes · Hemingway
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- short storiesBrief prose narratives
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- proseUnversified language
fiction · modernism · Lost Generation · autobiography · creativity · narrative · publishing · literary · ghostwriting · overshadowed
bobbed hair
Short, even-length coiffure
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
vivacious · liberated · cigarette holder · headband · fringe dress · sequins · hemlines · unconventional · daring · wild
mental illness
Disorder affecting cognition or mood
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- asylumShelter from persecution
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
breakdown · electroshock · fire · death · suffering · isolation · misdiagnosis · letters · deterioration · confinement
painting
Pigment on canvas
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- visual artCreations meant for viewing
paper dolls · watercolor · exhibition · creative expression · artistic ambition · late bloomer · artistic identity
inspiration
Source of creative impulse
- RosalindFemale given name
- artistic influenceEffect on others' work
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
Daisy Buchanan · love story · collaboration · rivalry · diaries · romantic ideal
Zelda FitzgeraldEleanor Roosevelt
Georgia O'Keeffe · Agatha Christie · Katharine Hepburn · longevity · serenity
Zelda FitzgeraldVirginia Woolf
Gertrude Stein · Georgia O'Keeffe · Dorothy Parker · Coco Chanel