Lucid, entertaining and full of insight, "How To Read A Poem" is designed to banish the intimidation that too often attends the subject of poetry, and in doing so to bring it into the personal possession of the students and the general...

Terry Eagleton setzt sich mit Religion und Kultur seit der Aufklärung auseinander. Was als Siegeszug des Atheismus erscheint, ist die Ursache für die Krise der westlichen Kultur: Am 11. September 2001 stürzten auch die Hoffnungen der...

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"Ideology: An Introduction" von Terry Eagleton ist ein umfassendes Werk, das sich mit dem komplexen Konzept der Ideologie auseinandersetzt. Eagleton untersucht die verschiedenen Definitionen und Funktionen von Ideologie in der...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

"Trouble with Strangers: A Study of Ethics" von Terry Eagleton ist eine umfassende Untersuchung der Ethik aus philosophischer und literarischer Perspektive. In diesem Buch setzt sich Eagleton mit der Frage auseinander, wie Menschen in...

Hope Without Optimism von Eagleton, Terry