Acknowledgments

I thank Harry Daniels and the English Department at Oxford University for the speaking invitation that resulted in this book, preparation of which was supported by funds from Princeton University and a year’s leave at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. I am indebted to Rüdiger Bittner for his patient and judicious reading of the text and Cindy Hyden, Joseph Avery, and Mari Jarris for additional comments. Thank you to Janka Romero, Rowan Groat, and the staff at Cambridge for easing the book into its final form.