Jackson R. Bryer is professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is editor of Conversations with Lillian Hellman and Conversations with Thornton Wilder, and coeditor with Mary C. Hartig of Conversations with August Wilson, all published by University Press of Mississippi, and author or editor of many more volumes.Ben Siegel (1925–2010) was professor of English at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona and coauthor with Joseph Gaer of The Puritan Heritage: America’s Roots in the Bible. With Gloria Cronin, he edited Conversations with Robert Penn Warren and Conversations with Saul Bellow, both published by University Press of Mississippi.

Jackson R. Bryer is professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is editor of Conversations with Lillian Hellman and Conversations with Thornton Wilder, and coeditor with Mary C. Hartig of Conversations with August Wilson, all published by University Press of Mississippi, and author or editor of many more volumes.Ben Siegel (1925–2010) was professor of English at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona and coauthor with Joseph Gaer of The Puritan Heritage: America’s Roots in the Bible. With Gloria Cronin, he edited Conversations with Robert Penn Warren and Conversations with Saul Bellow, both published by University Press of Mississippi.

Jackson R. Bryer is professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is editor of Conversations with Lillian Hellman and Conversations with Thornton Wilder, and coeditor with Mary C. Hartig of Conversations with August Wilson, all published by University Press of Mississippi, and author or editor of many more volumes.Ben Siegel (1925–2010) was professor of English at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona and coauthor with Joseph Gaer of The Puritan Heritage: America’s Roots in the Bible. With Gloria Cronin, he edited Conversations with Robert Penn Warren and Conversations with Saul Bellow, both published by University Press of Mississippi.