In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with. Taking ten of the most common objections to Marxism-that it leads to political tyranny, that it reduces everything...

An examination of the cultural role of philosophy, looking indicatively at the ideas of three different materialists: Marx, Nietzsche and Wittgenstein. von Eagleton, Terry

A new paperback of Eagleton's classic interrogation of how literature should most constructively be judged, prising apart teachable examples from Shakespeare, Austen, Beckett, Rowling and others. Applies particularly revealing attention...

'History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce' Karl MarxA brilliant account of Marx and his view of utopia and socialism. von Eagleton, Terry

Why do we laugh? Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humour and the functions it serves. Packed with illuminating ideas and a good many excellent jokes, Terry Eagleton critically examines...

T. S. Eliot, I. A. Richards, William Empson, F. R. Leavis, and Raymond Williams were among the most original and influential critics of modern times. Terry Eagleton here reflects on their life and work and explores a vital tradition of...