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Culture by Terry Eagleton
$38.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Culture is a defining aspect of what it means to be human. Defining culture and pinpointing its role in our lives is not, however, so straightforward. Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, is uniquely poised to take on the challenge. In this keenly analytical and acerbically ...Show more
How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton
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Category: Reference
What makes a work of literature good or bad? How freely can the reader interpret it? Could a nursery rhyme like Baa Baa Black Sheep be full of concealed loathing, resentment, and aggression? In this accessible, delightfully entertaining book, Terry Eagleton addresses these intriguing questions and a hos ...Show more
How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton
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Category: On Writing
A literary master's entertaining guide to reading with deeper insight, better understanding, and greater pleasure "Part of the fun of the book is the way in which Eagleton prompts, provokes and at times infuriates. . . . An ideal introductory guide to critical analysis, and a thoroughly enjoyable remind ...Show more
How to read literature by Terry Eagleton
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Category: Essays
What makes a work of literature good or bad? How freely can the reader interpret it? Could a nursery rhyme like Baa Baa Black Sheep be full of concealed loathing, resentment and aggression? In this accessible, delightfully entertaining book, Terry Eagleton addresses these intriguing questions and a host ...Show more
Humour by Terry Eagleton
$38.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
A compelling guide to the fundamental place of humour and comedy within Western culture--by one of its greatest exponentsWritten by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humour and the functions it serves. Why do we laugh? What are we to make of the sheer variety of laug ...Show more
Radical Sacrifice by Terry Eagleton
$22.95 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
The modern conception of sacrifice is at once cast as a victory of self-discipline over desire and condescended to as destructive and archaic abnegation. But even in the Old Testament, the dual natures of sacrifice, embodying both ritual slaughter and moral rectitude, were at odds. In this analysis, Ter ...Show more
Tragedy by Terry Eagleton
$41.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
A new account of tragedy and its fundamental position in Western culture In this compelling account, eminent literary critic Terry Eagleton explores the nuances of tragedy in Western culture--from literature and politics to philosophy and theater. Eagleton covers a vast array of thinkers and practition ...Show more
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