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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Numerous friends and colleagues have helped in the preparation of this collection, and it is a pleasure to acknowledge the many debts ofgratitude we have incurred. For generously sharing their expertise, we are particularly grateful to Professors Michael Cummings (York University, Toronto), Sian Echard (University of British Columbia), Roberta Frank (University of Toronto), Melissa Furrow (Dalhousie University), Andrew Galloway (Cornell University), Walter Goffart (University of Toronto), Sebastian Giinther (University of Toronto), Paul Harvey (Pennsylvania State University), Constance Hieatt (University of Western Ontario), James Noble (University of New Brunswick, Saint John), William Paden (Northwestern University), Marjorie Ratcliffe (University of Western Ontario), Mary Rimmer (University of New Brunswick), Teresa Tavormina (Michigan State University), AndrewTaylor (University of Saskatchewan), andJane Toswell (University of Western Ontario). Their comments and criticisms helped shape the individual papers. We also had editorial help from Colin Smith (University of New Brunswick), and from Roger Seamon (University of British Columbia), who helped proofread large parts of this volume and contributed in many other ways too numerous to mention. Jane Foster and Susan Miller, of the Department of English, University of New Brunswick, kindly provided technical assistance. We also gratefully acknowledge publicationgrants providedto us bythe Vice-President, Academic, and the Dean of Arts at the University of New Brunswick and bythe Vice-President, Research, and the Dean of Arts at the University of British Columbia; without these grants this volume could not have beenpublished. VII ...

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