Terry Eagleton

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Terry Eagleton is one of the most influential contemporary literarytheorists and critics. His diverse body of work has been crucial todevelopments in cultural theory and literary critical practice inmodern times, and for a generation of humanities students hiswriting has been a source of both provocation and enjoyment. This book undertakes a lucid and detailed analysis of Eagleton'soeuvre. It gives close attention to the full range of Eagleton'smajor publications, examining their arguments and implications, aswell as how they have intervened in wider debates in culturaltheory. It also investigates his less familiar works, such as hisearly writing on the Catholic left, as well as other as yetunpublished material, showing how these works can be understoodalongside the more prominent areas of his thought. Through this, this book offers a cohesive overview of Eagleton'scareer to date, tracing the development of his theoreticalpositions, and an assessment of Eagleton's wider contributions tofields such as Marxist literary criticism and cultural theory. Itwill be essential reading for students of literary criticism,cultural theory, and intellectual history.

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James Smith

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"Smith deftly weaves the historical background, academic arguments,and literary schools of thought together in tracing Eagleton'slengthy and diverse publications, while keeping his admiration forEagleton carefully muted through a critical sensitivity. Hiswriting is a pleasure to read: crisp, clear, and with a sense ofmomentum." Literature and Theology "As a differentiating and circumspect writer who pays as muchattention to his subject as to the larger context, Smith renders anuanced account of Eagleton?s involved intellectualstruggles." Consciousness, Literature and the Arts "Gives a comprehensive and lucid analysis of Eagleton's oevreand pays due attention to his early writings on the CatholicLeft." The Guardian readers' recommendations "Smith offers a lucid account of Eagleton's work." Times Literary Supplement "This is the first full treatment of Terry Eagleton's work. And,since Eagleton has written three careers' worth of work, the bookis remarkable for its effortless coverage. It's also remarkable fordigging up Eagleton's early work on religion. If you want to findout about Eagleton's work, this book will be a standard." Jeffrey Williams, Carnegie Mellon University "An excellent introduction to the work of Terry Eagleton, whichprovides a fine-grained and wide-awake appraisal of the whole curveof his remarkable career ... Smith knows Eagleton?s work insideout, possibly by now even better than Eagleton himself, but hisstrongly informed sympathy with it does not inhibit him fromarticulating some sharp criticisms as well." Stephen Connor, Birkbeck College
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