Acknowledgments

The writing of this book owes much to the advice and support of countless friends and colleagues. My studies on modernismo began at Princeton University. During that stage, and throughout the book's later phases, I am grateful to Sylvia Molloy, who has always been a thoughtful and generous reader. A turning point in the book's development was my opportunity to work with Roberto González Echevarría in two National Endowment for the Humanities Seminars at Yale University. The intellectual climate of these seminars fostered lively debate and feedback for my work, especially the chapters on Herrera y Reissig, López Velarde, and Vallejo. Among my colleagues at these seminars, Alicia Andreu stands out as a supportive friend and critic.

For the research on literary journalism, the family of Dr. Sergio Provenzano of Buenos Aires allowed me to consult materials in their extraordinary collection in Buenos Aires. In Montevideo, the staff of the Biblioteca Nacional shared my interest in the writings of Julio Herrera y Reissig and were helpful in every way possible. To the library's director, Enrique Fierro, and to Mireya Callejas, I am especially grateful.

During the book's final stages, I received assistance from Marta Morello-Frosch, who made valuable suggestions for the reorganization of the manuscript. Daniel Balderston, Emilie Bergmann, James E. Irby, Francine Masiello, and Eduardo Paz Leston gave careful readings and valuable advice. Other colleagues at Berkeley, especially Arthur Askins, Arnold Chapman, and José Durand, took the time to make important bibliographical suggestions.

The editorial help I received from graduate students at Berkeley was essential. Barbara De Marco was invaluable as a text editor, as was James Nicolopolus who, along with Steve Raulston and Ching-Ju Lee, helped in all aspects of manuscript preparation. Myrna García Calderón, Patricia Greene, and Steve Raulston showed real talent in their work as translators for the volume. Their interest and skill at the task are evident.

As all final versions are my own, all errors and infelicities of translation are my responsibility.

Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the University of California Junior Faculty and Humanities Fellowships helped make my work possible. A travel grant from the Berkeley Center for Latin American Studies allowed me to consult libraries and archives in Argentina and Uruguay.