False starts : the rhetoric of failure and the making of American modernism - Ball, David M., 1976- (Northwestern University Press, 2014)
Originally the author's thesis (doctoral)--Princeton University, 2007.
Keywords: Modernism (Literature) -- United States.; Failure (Psychology) in literature.; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; Modernisme (Littérature) -- États-Unis.; Échec dans la littérature.; Roman américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.; Roman américain -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique.; LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.; American fiction; Failure (Psychology) in literature; Modernism (Literature); United States; Languages & Literatures.; American Literature.; English.; 1800-1999; Criticism, interpretation, etc.