Aphra Behn Stages the Social Scene in the Restoration Theatre By ...

Acknowledgments

The varied experience brought to bear on this study encompasses many to whom I owe more than I can ever repay. This is a slight acknowledgement of my gratitude to:

Henry Merritt, and Peter Holland, who bore patiently with the vagaries of my flights of fancy, tactfully corrected the grosser errors, sign posted avenues to explore, and never failed of encouragement;

Susan Rawlings, who encouraged me to teach at Madingley Hall for twenty years;

All those students who explored drama and theatre with me, especially Michael Boon, William J. Crow, Molly Drinnan, and Margaret Fox;

Tim Keenan, whose own work encouraged me to continue mine;

Jane Spencer and Janet Todd, who shared their views of Aphra Behn with me;

My family, Caroline with Kevin and Katie, Peter, and John, whose faith in my talents has sustained me for many years.

My particular thanks go to Ms. Toni Tan and Dr. Paul Richardson, with the staff of Cambria Press, who saw the potential in the project and without whose encouragement and help it would not have come to fruition.