Acknowledgments

First and foremost, I thank Marilyn Gaull for her support and guid-

ance. I hope that the present study proves worthy of the confidence,

encouragement, and direction she has provided to me from its incep-

tion through its publication. At Palgrave, I thank Brigitte Shull, Lee

Norton, and Jo Roberts for their assistance. Portions of chapters four

and f ive have appeared in The Wordsworth Circle; I am grateful to

Marilyn for permission to republish them in revised form.

My interest in Mary Robinson’s poetry began in 1992 when, dur-

ing my first year in graduate school, I had the good fortune to enroll

in Paula R. Feldman’s graduate seminar on Romantic Poetry. Paula

introduced me to Robinson’s poetry and has been a tireless supporter

of my work since then, particularly as a superlative mentor, inspiring

collaborator, and valued friend.

I am deeply grateful to William Brewer for his invitation to edit

the poetry for Pickering and Chatto’s edition, under his general edi-

torship, of the Works of Mary Robinson. I am indebted to the work of

Stuart Curran and of Judith Pascoe, who, in addition to pioneering

the study of Robinson’s poetry, provided crucial help to me during

the completion of my edition. I am proud to be in the company of

my fellow editors of the Pickering and Chatto edition, but thank es-

pecially Bill Brewer, Hester Davenport, and Dawn Vernooy-Epp for

specific help during this project. I also want to acknowledge a cohort

of Robinsonists (Robinsonians) with whom I have had the pleasure

of working, even if in most cases not actually in person, and of know-

ing, in person, on Facebook, or via email. In addition to those already

named, I have thought of the following as my ideal readers: Ashley

Cross, Tim Fulford, Jacqueline Labbe, Sharon Setzer, Julie Shaffer,

and Lisa Vargo. I thank especially Michael Gamer for his friendship,

insight, and enthusiasm. Thanks also to Julie Wilson at Pickering

and Chatto, Autumn Mather at the Newberry Library, and Kathryn

Hodson at the Libraries of the University of Iowa.

Thanks are due to Stephen C. Behrendt for inviting me to partic-

ipate in his NEH 2010 Summer Seminar, “The Aesthetics of British

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