These essays (and a ballad) have their origins in Terry Eagletonâs continuing engagement with the possibilities of a literary criticism that is both materialist and open to diverse currents of thought in the human sciences.
Eagletonâs combative intelligence here explores the encounter between Marxism and contemporary European and American literary theory. Included are a survey of the Althusserian contribution to literary analysis; thoughts on the fraught relations between Marxism and poststructuralism; and a brilliant evocation of the affinities and tensions between Wittgenstein, Derrida and Bakhtin.
Intellectual figures in this wide-ranging topography include Jacques Derrida; the radical critic Fredric Jameson; the apostle of deconstruction, Paul de Man; the liberal humanist John Bayley; Bertoit Brecht; William Empson and Pierre Machersy. The volume also includes Eagletonâs brilliant reading of Conradâs The Secret Agent.
Against the Grain is an excellent introduction to the range of Terry Eagletonâs thought and his considerable body of work. It is also a useful primer for all readers interested in the vitality of literary theory today.
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Publisher : Verso Books
Author : Eagleton, Terry
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :1986-07-17
Number Of Pages : 200
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0860918416
ISBN-13 : 9780860918417
Item weight : 0.45 lb
Dimensions : 0.7 in x 5 in x 8 in
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