Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature

Extract

A project like this, which considers a genre in a global context, is beyond the scope of expertise for any single scholar or small group of scholars. The Advisory Board members provided crucial assistance in expanding our range of reference and directing us to the international group of scholars without whose expertise this reference work could not have been completed. The Encyclopedia is itself a testimony to the generosity of the many people who worked with us on the project; it embodies the selfless dedication of many specialists who voluntarily shared their wisdom and expertise with us—suggesting contributors, reviewing entries, advising us on navigating the waters of specific novelistic reefs and shoals, and in many other capacities. The editors would like to thank all of the members of the Advisory Board for their invaluable advice. We also benefited from timely assistance in multiple capacities from an international cohort of scholars on the novel, who we would like to thank: Elizabeth Abel, Paul Allatson, Graham Allen, Ayelet Ben-Yishai, Michael Bérubé, Don Bialos-tosk, Susan Brantly, Andrea Brintlinger, Hillary Chute, Massimo Ciavolella, Joseph Clarke, Jorge Coronado, Jonathan Culler, Mark Currie, Maarten van Delden, Ian Duncan, Caryl Emerson, Brad Evans, Nigel Fabb, Kate Flint, John Frow, Andreas Gai-lus, Michael Gamer, Rosemary Marangoly George, Shai Ginsburg, Teresa ... log in or subscribe to read full text