With its themes of money and power, crime and morality, truth and illusion, The Great Gatsby is as timely as ever. In introducing a survey of how Fitzgerald's popular 1925 classic is taught at the secondary and college levels, English professors Bryer (emeritus, U. of Maryland) and VanArsdale (East Stroudsburg U. of Pennsylvania) note that there is little guidance on how to read this or any novel. Approaches include historical, feminist/gender studies, novelistic technique, and narrative theory. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)