In the field of publishing today, an author is almost always dependent upon, and therefore indebted to, many people that he or she has never met. I, thus, owe a debt of gratitude to several people that I hope to meet someday and thank in person. Among these are John Webster, who graciously recommended my work for this series, and Anna Turton and the staff of Bloomsbury T&T Clark, who shepherded me through the publishing process with patience and professionalism. I also wish to thank Oliver Crisp-whom I also hope to someday thank in person-who served as the external reader of this work when it was in its earlier form as a doctoral dissertation.