Chronicles the "Lost Generation" of American writers during the 1920s and their impact on American literature and culture.

Malcolm Cowley (1898–1989) a leadiing literary figure of his time, wrote numerous books of literary criticism, essays, and poetry.

INTRODUCTION

ix

(21)

SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING

xxx

(7)

A NOTE ON THE TEXT

xxxvii

EXILE'S RETURN

PROLOGUE: THE LOST GENERATION

3

(10)

I. MANSIONS IN THE AIR

13

(35)

1. Blue Juniata

13

(2)

2. Big-Town High School

15

(8)

3. Apprentice of the Arts

23

(4)

4. American College, 1916

27

(9)

5. Ambulance Service

36

(12)

II. WAR IN BOHEMIA

48

(33)

1. The Long Furlough

48

(4)

2. The Greenwich Village Idea

52

(14)

3. The League of Youth

66

(8)

4. The French Line Pier, 1921

74

(7)

III. TRAVELLER'S CHEQUE

81

(28)

1. Valuta

81

(3)

2. Historical Parallel

84

(9)

3. Transatlantic Review

93

(4)

4. Form and Matter

97

(6)

5. Rumors of Home

103

(6)

IV. PARIS PILGRIMAGES

109

(29)

1. Examination Paper

109

(1)

2. Readings from the Lives of the Saints

110

(22)

3. Paris-Express

132

(6)

V. THE DEATH OF DADA

138

(33)

1. A Brief History of Dada

138

(1)

2. Discourse over a Grave

148

(9)

3. Case Record

157

(7)

4. Significant Gesture

164

(7)

VI. THE CITY OF ANGER

171

(35)

1. The French Line Pier, 1923

171

(15)

2. Women Have One Breast

186

(11)

3. Manhattan Melody

197

(9)

VII. THE AGE OF ISLANDS

206

(40)

1. Connecticut Valley

206

(8)

2. Charlestown Prison

214

(7)

3. The Roaring Boy

221

(14)

4. No Escape

235

(11)

VIII. ECHOES OF A SUICIDE

246

(43)

1. Letter Left on a Dressing Table

246

(7)

2. City of the Sun

253

(19)

3. The Revolution of the Word

272

(10)

4. To Die at the Right Time

282

(7)

EPILOGUE: NEW YEAR'S EVE

289

(22)

APPENDIX: YEARS OF BIRTH

311

(8)

EDITORIAL APPENDICES

319

(30)

Appendix A: Epilogue to the 1934 Edition of Exile's Return

319

(14)

Appendix B: A Selective Chronology of Publications and Events Surrounding Exile's Return

333

(12)

Appendix C: "A Tabular History of the Literary Life, 1924-1949"

345

(4)

PERSONS AND BOOKS: A BRIEF INDEX

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