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Terry Eagleton
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British writer, academic and educator
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Terry Eagleton is a British literary critic, non-fiction writer, university teacher, and literary historian. Born in Salford in 1943, he holds United Kingdom citizenship and speaks English. His professional work focuses on literary theory, literary criticism, and literary studies. He has been employed by the University of Manchester, the University of Oxford, and the University of Lancaster.
Eagleton is a member of the British Academy and the Socialist Workers Party. He was educated at Trinity College and studied under Raymond Williams. His intellectual approach is influenced by Karl Marx and aligns with the New Left movement. He identifies with Catholicism. Among his notable works are *Marxism and Literary Criticism*, *Modernism*, *Illusions of Postmodernism*, *al-Naqd wa-al-mujtamaʻ*, and *Teorii︠a︡ na literaturata*. He has received the Deutscher Memorial Prize and the title of Fellow of the British Academy.
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- Born
- 1943
- Works
- 233
Top works
- al-Naqd wa-al-mujtamaʻ
- Modernism
- Illusions of Postmodernism
- Marxism and Literary Criticism
- Teorii︠a︡ na literaturata
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Key facts
- Born
- Terence Francis Eagleton , ( 1943-02-22 ) 22 February 1943 (age 83) , Salford , England
- Spouses
- Rosemary Galpin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1976 ) Willa Murphy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 )
- Alma mater
- Trinity College, Cambridge Jesus College, Cambridge
- Academic advisor
- Raymond Williams
- Influences
- Karl Marx F. R. Leavis Raymond Williams Louis Althusser Herbert McCabe
- Discipline
- Literature philosophy
- Sub discipline
- Literary theory
- School or tradition
- Continental philosophy Marxism
- Institutions
- Wadham College, Oxford Linacre College, Oxford St Catherine's College, Oxford University of Manchester Lancaster University
- Doctoral students
- Ken Hirschkop Sally Ledger
- Notable students
- Frank Albers [ nl ]
- Notable works
- Literary Theory (1983) The Ideology of the Aesthetic (1990) The Illusions of Postmodernism (1996)
- Notable ideas
- Good/Bad utopianism
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Terry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Salford
- Educated at
- Trinity College
- Employer
- University of Lancaster
- Political party
- Socialist Workers Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Student of
- Raymond Williams
- Field of work
- scientific non-fiction literature
- Movement
- New Left
- Image
- Culture Wars - Kulturkriege. Luxemburg Lecture mit Terry Eagleton (8720387921).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1943-02-22
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- Terry Eagleton
- member of
- British Academy
- name in native language
- Terry Eagleton
- influenced by
- Karl Marx
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Terence Francis Eagleton FBA (born 22 February 1943) is an English literary theorist, critic, and public intellectual. He is currently Distinguished Professor (Emeritus) of English Literature at Lancaster University.
Eagleton has published over forty books, but remains best known for Literary Theory: An Introduction (1983), which has sold over 750,000 copies. The work elucidated the emerging literary theory of the modern period, as well as arguing that all literary theory is necessarily political. He has also been a prominent critic of postmodernism, publishing works such as The Illusions of Postmodernism (1996) and After Theory (2003). He argues that, influenced by postmodernism, cultural theory has wrongly devalued objectivity and ethics. His thinking is influenced by Marxism and Christianity.
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