Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations of Works Frequently Cited xi
5. Introduction: Failure to Reconcile as Modernist Success 1
6. 1: Circles 15
7. 2: Repeatability and Crime 49
8. 3: Word Magic 93
9. 4: Still Life: (Not) Doing What Isn’t Done 119
10. Conclusion 157
11. Works Cited 187
12. Index 195