The Grounds of English Literature

Аннотация

Much that I value in this book came to me in the form of a sage suggestion or correction and, as I finish it, I am conscious of nothing so much as the intelligence and generosity of my friends. Foremost among these are James Simpson and Derek Pearsall, who read and helped greatly with the earliest versions of this work, Sarah Kay, who gave the Introduction and Chapter 1 critically improving scrutiny (when I needed guidance and support the most), Jill Mann and Paul Strohm, who improved early versions of my manuscript as well as the whole of this book in its penultimate version, and Juliet Fleming, who read these words at nearly every stage of their progress to print, and kept showing me how to write more clearly and think more precisely.