Jean Cocteau: a life

The child prodigy

Ariel

The living god

The molting

The war as opera

The ordeal of Bohemia

The parade of peace

With Radiguet

All against Dada

The miraculous years

Genealogy of a tragedy

The angel's dream

La Croix et la Bannière

'Raymond has returned"

The sound of the fall

The tragic years

The decadent one

The resurrection

The occupied

In the heart of the furnace

The universal suspect

The unfashionable

Who is the greatest genius of the century?

The survivor.

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; ONE: The Child Prodigy; TWO: Ariel; THREE: The Living God; FOUR: The Molting; FIVE: The War as Opéra; SIX: The Ordeal of Bohemia; SEVEN: The Parade of Peace; EIGHT: With Radiguet; NINE: All Against Dada; TEN: The Miraculous Years; ELEVEN: Genealogy of a Tragedy; TWELVE: The Angel's Dream; THIRTEEN: La Croix et la Bannière; FOURTEEN: "Raymond Has Returned"; FIFTEEN: The Sound of the Fall; SIXTEEN: The Tragic Years; SEVENTEEN: The Decadent One; EIGHTEEN: The Resurrection; NINTEEN: The Occupied; TWENTY: In the Heart of the Furnace.

TWENTY-ONE: The Universal SuspectTWENTY-TWO: The Unfashionable; TWENTY-THREE: Who Is the Greatest Genius of the Century?; TWENTY-FOUR: The Survivor; Notes; Additional Resources; Acknowledgments; Index of Names Cited; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Illustrations follow page.