Terry Eagleton: 43 books

Un antilibro de autoayuda que propone la esperanza inteligente como mejor arma para afrontar el futuro sin subestimar el presente ni obviar el pasado. La industria del pensamiento ha substituido la idea de esperanza por un término menos intrigante y más sencillo de manejar: el optimismo....

No es fácil definir la idea de cultura, ni el papel que ésta desempeña en nuestras vidas. Terry Eagleton, uno de los críticos literarios y culturales más reconocidos y brillantes, ofrece una amplia historia intelectual que aboga por la recuperación del valor de la cultura como aspecto definitorio...

In seinem neuesten Werk setzt sich der bekannte britische Autor und Literaturwissenschaftler Terry Eagleton mit dem Verhältnis von Philosophie und Alltagserfahrung auseinander. Er bietet eine humanistische, für das praktische Zusammenleben der Menschen taugliche Variante des Denkens. Angesichts...

In this pithy, warmhearted, and very funny book, Eagleton melds a good old-fashioned roast with genuine admiration for his neighbors "across the pond." Americans have long been fascinated with the oddness of the British, but the English, says literary critic Terry Eagleton, find their...

Was macht gute Romane, bedeutende Theaterstücke oder ausgereifte Gedichte aus? Die berühmten ›Bücher, die man gelesen haben muss‹ haben – wenn sie mehr sind als Modeerscheinungen, sondern große Literatur – weit mehr zu bieten als nur eine gute Geschichte. Ihre Kraft liegt ebenso in der...

In his latest book, Terry Eagleton, one of the most celebrated intellects of our time, considers the least regarded of the virtues. His compelling meditation on hope begins with a firm rejection of the role of optimism in life’s course. Like its close relative, pessimism, it is more a system of...

How to live in a supposedly faithless world threatened by religious fundamentalism? Terry Eagleton, formidable thinker and renowned cultural critic, investigates in this thought-provoking book the contradictions, difficulties, and significance of the modern search for a replacement for God. Engaging...

In this characteristically concise, witty, and lucid book, Terry Eagleton turns his attention to the questions we should ask about literature, but rarely do. What is literature? Can we even speak of "literature" at all? What do different literary theories tell us about what texts mean and do? In throwing...

Terry Eagleton’s witty and polemical Reason, Faith, and Revolution is bound to cause a stir among scientists, theologians, people of faith and people of no faith, as well as general readers eager to understand the God Debate. On the one hand, Eagleton demolishes what he calls the “superstitious”...

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...

Oxford professor, best-selling author, preeminent literary critic, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist, Terry Eagleton knows all about the claims of competing worlds. One of his earliest roles growing up Catholic in Protestant England was as "the gatekeeper"-the altar boy who at reverend...

Es difícil sustraerse al encanto de Terry Eagleton y a su forma de abordar cualquier cuestión literaria o filosófica. La suya es una mirada reveladora, intelectualmente estimulante, revulsiva. En Materialismo, Eagleton compara de un modo nunca visto hasta ahora los valores y creencias de tres materialistas...

Nesta edição de Peixe-elétrico: O romance de Barthes – BEATRIZ SARLO Barthes, leitor de Loyola – BEATRIZ SARLO Dois textos da ensaísta Beatriz Sarlo abrem a terceira edição da Peixe-elétrico. Duas formas inéditas e surpreendentes de enfrentar a obra daquele que foi sua principal referência...

«Credo di non essere la persona più adatta a scrivere un libro sulla spe­ranza: per me, il proverbiale bicchiere non solo è mezzo vuoto, ma con buona certezza contiene un liquido disgustoso e potenzialmente letale. La filosofia di alcuni è ‘mangia, bevi, sii contento, perché do­mani si muore’,...