This is volume 122 issue 2 of Modern Philology. Modern Philology (MP) publishes original work in literary criticism, literary history, and archival scholarship. The journal welcomes contributions on literature in all modern world languages and encourages productive comparisons of texts and traditions from any part of the world. It accepts essays that focus on earlier periods as well as the present. MP also aims to publish timely review articles, reviews of recent books, and research on archival documents.