Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. CONTENTS xi
4. ONE. The Age of Innocence 1
5. TWO. New Voices 25
6. THREE. Dramatic Interlude, 1915–1940 63
7. FOUR. Caste and Class in the Novel, 1920–1950 110
8. FIVE. The Persistence of Naturalism in the Novel 143
9. SIX.Make it New: Poetry, 1920–1950 196
10. SEVEN. Southern Renaissance 233
11. EIGHT. Off to the Critical Wars 275
12. Acknowledgments, Bibliography, Notes, Index
13. Acknowledgments 319
14. Bibliography 325
15. Notes 333
16. Index 339