Acknowledgements
Among those who helped write the essays collected here, who gave advice, criticism and encouragement, I thank Joanne Crawford, J.R.R. Christie, T.J. Clark, Neil Cox, Gail Day, Steve Edwards, Andrew Hemingway, Jon Kear, Martin McQuillan, Alex Potts, Nick Ridout, Richard Shiff, Tom Steele, Nick Till and Lindsay Waters. Among those no longer with us who also helped in one way or another, I remember with thanks David Craven, Charles Harrison, Michael Podro, Hugh J. Silverman and Richard Wollheim.