The rise and fall of cultural theory is traced in this synthesis of the author's lifetime of learning, discussing such topics as love, evil, morality, revolution, religion, and death.
Terry Eagleton is Professor of Cultural Theory at Manchester University. He is the author of Literary Theory, several plays, a trilogy on Irish culture, the screenplay for Derek Jarman's film Wittgenstein, and many other books. He is also a frequent contributor to Harper's, The Nation, and the New York Review of Books.
Terry Eagleton is Professor of Cultural Theory and John Rylands Fellow at Manchester University.