Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. THE CHILD PRODIGY 13
5. 2. ARIEL 42
6. 3. THE LIVING GOOD 78
7. 4. THE MOLTING 114
8. 5. THE WAR AS OPERA 141
9. 6. THE ORDEAL OF BOHEMIA 164
10. 7. THE PARADE OF PEACE 183
11. 8. WITH RADIGUET 222
12. 9. ALL AGAINST DADA 247
13. 10. THE MIRACULOUS YEARS 274
14. 11. GENEALOGY OF A TRAGEDY 317
15. 12. THE ANGEL'S DREAM 355
16. 13. LA CROIX ET LA BANNIERE 405
17. 14. ''RAYMOND HAS RETURNED'' 433
18. 15. THE SOUND OF THE HALL 471
19. 16. THE TRAGIC YEARS 506
20. 17. THE DECADENT ONE 543
21. 18. THE RESURRECTION 585
22. 19. THE OCCUPIED 614
23. 20. IN THE HEART OF THE FURNACE 650
24. 21. THE UNIVERSAL SUSPECT 687
25. 22. THE UNFASHIONABLE 730
26. 23. WHO IS THE GREATEST GENIUS OF THE CENTURY? 772
27. 24. THE SURVIVOR 819
28. NOTES 867
29. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 984
30. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 991
31. INDEX OF NAMES CITED 995