"Versions of material in this book were presented at meetings of the Shakespeare Association of America and the Modern Language Association, and at the Conference on the New Economic Criticism.
I thank James Siemon, Joan Pong Linton, Margo Hendricks, and Arthur Marotti for providing stimulating disciplinary forums, and the organizers
of the Conference on the New Economic Criticism, Donald McCloskey, Mark Osteen, and Martha Woodmansee, for the richness of an interdisciplinary
gathering.
At an early stage of my research Peter Blayney facilitated my immersion
in the technical knowledge and lore of the print trade. Over
the years friends and colleagues have given generously of their time,
criticism, and encouragement. I am variously and gratefully indebted to Lynda Boose, Jonathan Crewe, Juliet Fleming, Neal Halasz, David
Kastan, Thomas Luxon, Matthew Rowlinson, Peter Stallybrass, and
Abby Zanger. Elizabeth Hanson's companionship, intellectual and
otherwise, and her editorial acuity are writ into the lines of this book.
To my husband, Paul Reed, and our daughter, Lianna Woltjer Reed, profound thanks for their patience and their insistence that I come out
and play."
