Acknowledgments

Many people read various versions of this manuscript, and their criticism and encouragement helped me enormously. I would therefore like to acknowledge gratefully Kathleen Brady, Terry Cochran, Eleanor Leach, Gregory Nagy, Walter Nichipor, Jack Peradotto, Peter W. Rose, Ronald Sousa, Jim Sosnoski, and especially Wlad Godzich.

In the preparation of camera-ready copy I was assisted by the following staff and faculty at Miami University: Marina Faraguna and Shirley Jones (Classics), Joe Simpson (Academic Computing Services), Eileen Gill and Len Simutis (Research and Development Office), Mark Soupene (Learning Technology Center), Richard Smith (College of Arts and Science).