America and its discontents -- Cynicism and the criticism of competence -- Henry Adams and the failure of usefulness -- Willa Cather's illegible historicism -- The great Gatsby's betrayed Americanism -- Miss Lonelyhearts' insincere theodicy -- Afterword: Invisible literature.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.