Sinfield: 14 books

Shakespeare, Authority, Sexuality is a powerful reassessment of cultural materialism as a way of understanding textuality, history and culture, by one of the founding figures of this critical movement. Alan Sinfield examines cultural materialism both as a body of ongoing argument and as it informs...

First published in 1977, this book looks at the versatile literary form of dramatic monologue. Although it is often associated with Browning and other poets writing between 1830 and 1930, the concept has been employed by diverse poets of multiple periods such as Ovid, Chaucer, Donne, Blake, Wordsworth,...

ADHD in students can result in severe underachievement. For example, did you know that fewer people with ADHD go to college than their non-ADD peers? Also, those that do attend, have a lower graduation rate. However, even though this is a huge problem, there aren't many e-books dedicated to this...

Following a first edition that generated wide-spread debate, Cultural Politics – Queer Reading is a bold study of the future of critical theory and the role of gender, ethnicity and cultures within academic literary studies. An illuminating introduction to the second edition revisits the...

ADHD Sleeping Problems are much more common than people realize. For example, did you know that more than 50% of adults with ADHD have on-going sleep problems, and 27% have chronic insomnia? If you are frustrated, tired, depressed and or anxious about your ADHD sleep problems, then you have come to...

More than a decade ago, Clayton Christensen's breakthrough book The Innovator's Dilemma illustrated how disruptive innovations drive industry transformation and market creation. Christensen's research demonstrated how growth-seeking incumbents must develop the capability to deflect disruptive attacks...

It is widely supposed that the most suitable partner will be someone very much like oneself; gay fiction and cinema are often organized around this assumption. Nonetheless, power differentials are remarkably persistent—as well as sexy. What are the personal and political implications of this insight? Sinfield...

The Back Pain Personal Health Plan: Bounce Back Edition explains how to apply new and simple strategies to increase flexibility, strengthen the spine and surrounding muscles using functional and effective exercises. It will help you to build confidence and break the fear that holds back pain sufferers...

Did you know that there are some simple and highly effective, non-pharmaceutical ways to minimize your unwanted ADHD symptoms? In this practical ADHD friendly book, Jacqueline identifies 11 steps that will help you flourish and reach your potential. This is an action-orientated book that not only...

The hardline, uncompromising theology preached by the English Church in the 16th and 17th Centuries had disturbing effects on the literature of the period. This study, originally published in 1983, assesses the importance of the prevailing religious climate to the work of several major writers, both...

A young prince meets with his father's ghost, who alleges that his own brother, now married to his widow, murdered him. The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost's accusation, feigning wild madness while plotting a brutal revenge. But his apparent insanity soon begins to wreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike.

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Kirkby-in-Ashfield, as Gerald Lee comments in his introduction, is steeped in history. For centuries this area was agricultural, but in the latter half of the nineteenth century it was transformed by mining. With the advent of the collieries came the railways, and prosperity and population began to...

'This is an essential guide for anyone aspiring to teach in Higher Education in the UK. Not just because it is packed with practical tips and even lecture notes but crucially because it explains the nature of university teaching in the wake of the 'widening participation' agenda... In summary this...