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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This book has benefited from so much help that a list of people who have contributed to it would fill pages. For those not mentioned here, it will have to suffice that you know who you are and that you know how much I have appreciated your guidance. I should begin, however, by thanking Thompson Rivers University and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for their financial assistance. I am also grateful to Albert C. Labriola, Susan WadsworthBooth , and everyone at Duquesne University Press for their insightful advice. Many other journals and presses should be noted, too, especially those who have granted permission to reprint altered versions of my work: Studies in Philology, the University of Pittsburgh Press, Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, Benwell-Atkins Press, and Cambridge University Press. Lee Johnson, Dennis Danielson, Mark Vessey, Merv Nicholson , Connie Brim, Alex Forbes, Rod Michell, and David Gay are prominent among the many colleagues who have contributed to my work at different stages and in a variety of ways, from their penetrating remarks at conferences and helpful suggestions at libraries across the globe to the art and wit of their scholarly conversation. Paul Stanwood, however, deserves special acknowledgment. Without Paul’s good humor, vii unwavering encouragement, and sound judgment, as a teacher, scholar, and supervisor, this project simply would not have been possible. Finally, I am indebted to my friends and family for their support over the years. I am grateful to Chris Speropoulos, Cheryl Matthews, and Des Price for their hospitality during many trips to Vancouver. My mother and father, Jean Fenerty and Ken Simpson, have been remarkably patient, while John and Anne, my son and daughter, have always kept me honest. I owe my deepest thanks, however, to Joanne, who has been there from the beginning. viii Spiritual Architecture and Paradise Regained ...

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