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...

Der Autor bietet seltene Einblicke in Tragödie, Politik, Literatur, Moral und Religion unter dem Eindruck von Jacques Lacans Betrachtungsfeldern des Imaginären, des Symbolischen und des Wirklichen und stellt diese den ethischen...

Hope Without Optimism von Eagleton, Terry

The formidable thinker and renowned cultural critic investigates how to live in a supposedly faithless world threatened by religious fundamentalism. Engaging with a phenomenally wide range of ideas, issues and major thinkers, Eagleton...

Argues that sacrifice is misunderstood, focusing on the Old and New Testaments to offer a virtuosic analysis of the crucifixion, while drawing on a host of philosophers, theologians and texts. von Eagleton, Terry

This sweeping intellectual history explores how culture has changed and been understood over the last two hundred years, arguing against its increasing commodification today to reclaim its role in enriching our social lives. von...

A stunning exposition of philosophical thought, particularly the work of Nietzsche, Marx and Wittgenstein. von Eagleton, Terry

"Why Marx Was Right" von Terry Eagleton ist eine Verteidigung der marxistischen Theorie im Kontext moderner Kritik und Missverständnisse. Eagleton argumentiert, dass viele der gängigen Vorurteile gegen Karl Marx und seine Ideen auf...

A compelling guide to the fundamental place of humour and comedy within Western culture--by one of its greatest exponents von Eagleton, Terry