Playing the Field James C. Carper and other stories of sinister

and other stories of sinister (and sometimes sympathetic) spellcasters

She's secretly in love with Nick Morgan

and the stakes of communities in individual claims on identity

this book directly challenges one of the most enduring myths of contemporary criticism and shows that the many innovations associated with the poetry of Petrarchism derive from medieval subjectivities that continue to inform modern ideas of selfhood and modernity more generally

Playing the Field James C. Carper and other stories of sinisterCan a sports franchise ''blackmail'' a city into getting what it wantsa new stadium, say, or favorable leasing termsby threatening to relocate? In 1982, the owners of the Chicago White Sox pledged to keep the team in Chicago if the city approved a $5 million tax exempt bond to finance construction of luxury suites at Comiskey Park. The city council approved it. A few years later, when Comiskey Park was in need of renovation, the owners threatened to