CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION 3
5. PART ONE: The Three Traditions
6. Chapter One. CITIZEN CAIN 23
7. Chapter Two. MONSTROUS CAIN 41
8. Chapter Three. CAIN AS SACRED EXECUTIONER 62
9. PART Two: Regenerate Cain
10. CHAPTER FOUR. Byron's Cain and Its Antecedents 87
11. Chapter Five. THE SECRET SHARER 109
12. Chapter Six. DEMIAN 122
13. Chapter Seven. THE NEW AMERICAN CAIN: EAST OF EDEN AND OTHER WORKS OF POST-WORLD WAR II AMERICA 135
14. PART THREE: Dramas of Envy
15. Chapter Eight. BILLY BUDD 155
16. Chapter Nine. AMADEUS AND PRICK UP YOUR EARS 167
17. Chapter Ten. ABEL SANCHEZ 173
18. PART FOUR: Tomorrow's Cain
19. Chapter Eleven. CAIN OF FUTURE HISTORY 185
20. Chapter Twelve. TWINNING THE TWAIN 215
21. EPILOGUE 238
22. NOTES 249
23. INDEX 279