The Saving Lie: Harold Bloom and Deconstruction

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to the Kościuszko Foundation. My stay at Yale, where the majority of this book was written , was made possible through their financial assistance. I would also like to thank Harold and Jeanne Bloom for the kindness, encouragement, and hospitality they showed during my stay in New Haven. The commentaries that Harold Bloom was willing to provide on his own works proved extremely valuable, and the enormous patience that he showed in listening to my ideas, especially when he disagreed, meant a great deal to me. I am also grateful to those who helped in the preparation of the final version of the manuscript and smoothed out my English: Alissa Vales, Benjamin Paloff, and Christopher Cain Elliott. Many thanks also go to my reviewers, David Mikics and Marc Redfield, whose comments greatly improved my argumentation. Finally, I would like to thank my editors, Jennifer Banks and Henry Carrigan Jr., without whom this book would never have appeared in print. vii ...