The adventures and attitudes shared by the American writers dubbed "the lost generation", are brought to life in this book of prose works. Feeling alienated in the America of the 1920s, Fitzgerald, Crane, Hemingway, Wilder, Dos Passos, Cowley and others "escaped" to Europe, as exiles. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide…mehr
The adventures and attitudes shared by the American writers dubbed "the lost generation", are brought to life in this book of prose works. Feeling alienated in the America of the 1920s, Fitzgerald, Crane, Hemingway, Wilder, Dos Passos, Cowley and others "escaped" to Europe, as exiles. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Malcolm Cowley (1898–1989) a leadiing literary figure of his time, wrote numerous books of literary criticism, essays, and poetry.
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Introduction Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text EXILE'S RETURN Prologue: The Lost Generation I. MANSIONS IN THE AIR 1. Blue Juniata 2. Big-Town High School 3. Apprentice of the Arts 4. American College, 1916 5. Ambulance Service II. WAR IN BOHEMIA 1. The Long Furlough 2. The Greenwich Village Idea 3. The League of Youth 4. The French Line Pier, 1921 III. TRAVELLER'S CHEQUE 1. Valuta 2. Historical Parallel 3. Transatlantic Review 4. Form and Matter 5. Rumors of Home IV. PARIS PILGRIMAGES 1. Examination Paper 2. Readings from the Lives of the Saints 3. Paris-Express V. THE DEATH OF DADA 1. A Brief History of Dada 2. Discourse over a Grave 3. Case Record 4. Significant Gesture VI. THE CITY OF ANGER 1. The French Line Pier, 1923 2. Women Have One Breast 3- Manhattan Melody VII. THE AGE OF ISLANDS 1. Connecticut Valley 2. Charlestown Prison 3. The Roaring Boy 4. No Escape VIII. ECHOES OF A SUICIDE 1. Letter Left on a Dressing Table 2. City of the Sun 3. The Revolution of the Word 4. To Die at the Right Time Epilogue: New Year's Eve Appendix: Years of Birth Editorial Appendices Appendix A: Epilogue to the 1934 Edition of Exile's Return Appendix B: A Selective Chronology of Publications and Events Surrounding Exile's Return Appendix C: "A Tabular History of the Literary Life, 1924 - 1949" Persons and Books: A Brief Index
Introduction Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text EXILE'S RETURN Prologue: The Lost Generation I. MANSIONS IN THE AIR 1. Blue Juniata 2. Big-Town High School 3. Apprentice of the Arts 4. American College, 1916 5. Ambulance Service II. WAR IN BOHEMIA 1. The Long Furlough 2. The Greenwich Village Idea 3. The League of Youth 4. The French Line Pier, 1921 III. TRAVELLER'S CHEQUE 1. Valuta 2. Historical Parallel 3. Transatlantic Review 4. Form and Matter 5. Rumors of Home IV. PARIS PILGRIMAGES 1. Examination Paper 2. Readings from the Lives of the Saints 3. Paris-Express V. THE DEATH OF DADA 1. A Brief History of Dada 2. Discourse over a Grave 3. Case Record 4. Significant Gesture VI. THE CITY OF ANGER 1. The French Line Pier, 1923 2. Women Have One Breast 3- Manhattan Melody VII. THE AGE OF ISLANDS 1. Connecticut Valley 2. Charlestown Prison 3. The Roaring Boy 4. No Escape VIII. ECHOES OF A SUICIDE 1. Letter Left on a Dressing Table 2. City of the Sun 3. The Revolution of the Word 4. To Die at the Right Time Epilogue: New Year's Eve Appendix: Years of Birth Editorial Appendices Appendix A: Epilogue to the 1934 Edition of Exile's Return Appendix B: A Selective Chronology of Publications and Events Surrounding Exile's Return Appendix C: "A Tabular History of the Literary Life, 1924 - 1949" Persons and Books: A Brief Index
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