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Acknowledgments It is a genuine pleasure for me to recognize the great debt lowe to colleagues , friends, and relatives who helped me complete this book. Andrew Wachtel, who encouraged me and gave me invaluable early advice and direction , deserves special mention. He and Gary Saul Morson have long served as model scholars for me and as sources of intellectual inspiration. I am grateful also to Carol Avins, Stephen Blackwell, Caryl Emerson, John Kopper, Timothy Langen, and William Mills Todd III for their criticism and suggestions. Paul J. Weir was an early, generous reader, and he helped make this a better book. Lena Lencek was an ideal colleague at Reed College , and I benefited from her enthusiasm and sound judgment. Many others at Northwestern University, Reed College, and Harvard University provided guidance and goodwill at all the right moments. Susan Harris and Susan Betz at Northwestern University Press were understanding and helpful throughout the publication process. The support ofJoy Masterson Weir was remarkable in every way, and I dedicate this book to her. vii ...

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