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Acknowledgements I~ 附叫叫缸 an 叫 1 O 吋 f Hong Kong for ini 出 t 位 la 址 ting the processes t 由 ha 址 t allowed me t 切 o deli 廿 ve 臼 r ‘ these lectures over tl 出 he course of several weeks dur可'ing February and March, 2006. At every moment, he has been a friend, an interlocutor, and a guide who made my time in Hong Kong pleasurable and challenging. His constant care and generous talk embody the virtues of a great character and a long and life-enhancing culture. Thanks also go to Professor Kam Louie, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, who made possible my visit and who shared his time and insights with me about education in Hong Kong and China. The English Department of the University provided me with a fine place to work, with students to meet, and a collegial context for the exchange of ideas that 1 thought rare for its combination of excellence and comradery. 1 thank them for allowing me to join their weekly seminars and to share some of my thoughts on John Milton in America. The staff of the department facilitated all my activities and 1want to thank them heartily. Among the many excellent friends 1 made in Hong Kong, special thanks must go to Chris Hutton, who was Head of Department while 1 was there, and made me feel welcome beyond all reasonable need. Bill Ashcroft shared his experiences of Hong Kong and Australia with me; 1 was pleased to hear two of his talks while there. Elaine Yee Lin Ho and Douglas Kerr define the professional, historical, and social spirit of Hong Kong and embody the best of cosmopolitanism among academics. To all the others who gave so generously of their time and custom, 1say thanks. Ms. Julia Chan acted as my research assistant in Hong Kong and she more often than not ably guided me through all the differences between the University of Hong Kong and American universities. We had innumerable valuable viii Acknoωledgements conversations about Hong Kong culture and her research into postmodern fiction. 1miss those times even now. Ms. Ruth Hung, a graduate of the University of Hong Kong and doctoral student at Oxford, shared her knowledge of the city and Chinese intellectuals. 1 learned a great deal. Finall多 1 must acknowledge the post-graduate students of the University who listened to me talk, who posed hard questions, and who often met informally with me during our Monday discussions. They were a new and shaping audience for me. As always, 1 must express the deepest intellectual debt to my editorial colleagues at boundary 2, who create an environment of debate, learning, and criticism that 1 believe is unique. Q.5. Tong and 1 talked a very great deal in Hong Kong about what 1was doing, about what criticism now needs to do, and about the difficult importance of U.S. / China exchanges that rest on testimony of how the world looks from different places. He taught me a great deal about Chinese poetry, painting, and calligraphy that form part of the background of these pages. At the same time, being the excellent scholar of nineteenthcentury Britain that he is, he saved me from an embarrassment or two about Ruskin and Keats. Several other members of the boundary 2 group offered me specific advice and 1want to acknowledge them and apologize for taking their advice less often than 1 should. Joseph Buttigieg，孔1arcia Landy, Ronald Judy, and Dan O'Hara read lectures in various forms. Chris Conner予哥們ad Godzich, and Rob Wilson allowed me to repeat the Empson materials at the University of California, Santa Cruz. That context taught me a great deal. Lindsay Waters also read the Empson materials and encouraged me to continue. Special thanks to Bruce Robbins who helped me decide on the final title for these talks. Many of the others not named here have been interlocutors for varying lengths of time. For example, while 1 have admired and worked with Jonathan Arac for three decades, 1have come to know Tony Bogues more recently. But with all the other distinguished members of this unique collective - Don Pease, Michael Hays, Gayatri Spivak, Hortense Spillers, Aamir Mufti, and especially William Spanos - they create a density of argument and thought that nourishes and trains. Readers will feel the undying presence of Edward W. Said's honorable passion, well-chosen erudition, and path-breaking illumination throughout these pages. Special thanks [18.222.119.148] Project MUSE (2024-04-26 02:14 GMT...

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