The Editors would like to express their gratitude to the many persons who contributed to bringing this volume to fruition. The contributors have been unfailingly diligent and imaginative in their scholarship, and equally patient and accommodating in their responses to bibliographical and editorial queries. Brillâs editorial team, Marcella Mulder, Isidro Rivera, and Kate Hammond, have been invaluable shepherds of this project, and the trio of readers who devoted their time on our behalf each offered valuable critique an suggestions along with enthusiastic endorsement. The administrative and technical assistance of Carey McDougall and Linda Garlitz at Penn State Beaver, and Tamara DiPalma, and the research assistance of Rebekah Hill and Carlos Peña made the labor of this project both lighter and more enjoyable, as did the contributions of Oscar Beltran. Finally, we are grateful to family and friends, both human and animal, for their kind indulgence of our shared obsession over the time it has taken to see this book in print.