The House of the Black Ring: A Romance of the Seven Mountains

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments For recognizing that The House of the Black Ring remains a provocative product of its time, and for returning it to contemporary readers , thanks go to Penn State Press director Patrick Alexander and to Kathryn B. Yahner, assistant acquisitions editor extraordinaire. The project would not have been possible without the support of the English department, which Pattee served for so many years, and especially the help of associate professor of English Sean X. Goudie and the Center for American Literary Studies, which he directs. James L. W. West III, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English and director of the Penn State Center for the History of the Book, and Professor Robert Caserio generously contributed their expertise. Thanks also go to Joshua R. Brown, who worked diligently on the notes while completing his doctoral work in German and applied linguistics and gaining his first academic appointment. And finally, we very much appreciate the support of Barbara I. Dewey, dean of the University Libraries, and Nancy Eaton, dean emerita. ...