Biography

Widely regarded as England's most influential living literary critic & theorist, Dr Eagleton currently serves as Distinguished Prof. of English Literature at the Univ. of Lancaster & as Visiting Prof. at the Nat'l Univ. of Ireland, Galway. He was Thomas Warton Prof. of English Literature at the Univ. of Oxford ('92-01) & John Edward Taylor Prof. of English Literature at the Univ. of Manchester 'til '08. He returned to The Univ. of Notre Dame in the Fall '09 semester as Distinguished Visitor in the English Dep't.

He's written over 40 books, including Literary Theory: An Introduction ('83); The Ideology of the Aesthetic ('90) & The Illusions of Postmodernism ('96).
He delivered Yale's '08 Terry Lectures & gave a Gifford Lecture in 3/10, titled The God Debate.

Books by Terry Eagleton

Critical Revolutionaries
Critical Revolutionaries
2023
Critics
Critics
2022
Akil, Inanc ve Devrim
Akil, Inanc ve Devrim
2021
Azizler ve Alimler
Azizler ve Alimler
2019
Radikal Kurban
Radikal Kurban
2019
Güc Mitleri
Güc Mitleri
2017
Hoffnungsvoll, aber nicht optimistisch
Hoffnungsvoll, aber nicht optimistisch
2016
Iyimser Olmayan Umut
Iyimser Olmayan Umut
2016
Culture and the Death of God
Culture and the Death of God
2015
Der Tod Gottes und die Krise der Kultur
Der Tod Gottes und die Krise der Kultur
2015
Edebiyat Nasil Okunur?
Edebiyat Nasil Okunur?
2015
Esperanza sin optimismo
Esperanza sin optimismo
2015
Hope without Optimism
Hope without Optimism
2015
Kapi Bekcisi
Kapi Bekcisi
2015
Por qué Marx tenía razón
Por qué Marx tenía razón
2015
Siir Nasil Okunur?
Siir Nasil Okunur?
2015
Lun xie e
Lun xie e
2014
Truth about the Irish
Truth about the Irish
2014
Illusions of Postmodernism
Illusions of Postmodernism
2013
NATIONALISME, COLONIALISME ET LITTERATURE
NATIONALISME, COLONIALISME ET LITTERATURE
2013
Walter Benjamin ya da Bir Devrimci Elestiriye Dogru
Walter Benjamin ya da Bir Devrimci Elestiriye Dogru
2013
Beckett and Nothing
Beckett and Nothing
2012
Edebiyat Olayi
Edebiyat Olayi
2012
Event of Literature
Event of Literature
2012
Figuras de disenso
Figuras de disenso
2012
Ingiliz Romani
Ingiliz Romani
2012
Marksizm ve Edebiyat Elestirisi
Marksizm ve Edebiyat Elestirisi
2012
RAzón, fe y revolución
RAzón, fe y revolución
2012
Tatli Siddet
Tatli Siddet
2012
The event of literature
The event of literature
2012
Dulce violencia
Dulce violencia
2011
Kotuluk Uzerine Deneme
Kotuluk Uzerine Deneme
2011
La estética como ideología
La estética como ideología
2011
Why Marx was right
Why Marx was right
2011
Zašto je Marx bio u pravu
Zašto je Marx bio u pravu
2011
Edebiyat Kurami Giris
Edebiyat Kurami Giris
2010
Estetigin Ideolojisi
Estetigin Ideolojisi
2010
Postmodernizmin Yanilsamalari
Postmodernizmin Yanilsamalari
2010
Reason, Faith, and Revolution
Reason, Faith, and Revolution
2010
Sobre el mal
Sobre el mal
2010
Elestiri ve Ideoloji
Elestiri ve Ideoloji
2009
La novela inglesa
La novela inglesa
2009
Terror santo/ Holy Terror (Spanish Edition)
Terror santo/ Holy Terror (Spanish Edition)
2008
Ideologia/ Ideologist (Paidos Surcos)
Ideologia/ Ideologist (Paidos Surcos)
2007
Terror sagrado. La cultura del terror en la historia
Terror sagrado. La cultura del terror en la historia
2007
The Gospels-- Jesus Christ
The Gospels-- Jesus Christ
2007
18:Beckett
18:Beckett
2006
Conversations with Terry Eagle
Conversations with Terry Eagleton
2006
Smisao života
Smisao života
2006
The Function of Criticism (Radical Thinkers) (Radical Thinkers)
The Function of Criticism (Radical Thinkers) (Radical Thinkers)
2006
Despues de la teoria/ After Theory (Referencia/ References)
Despues de la teoria/ After Theory (Referencia/ References)
2005
Ideología
Ideología
2005
Kultur Yorumlari
Kultur Yorumlari
2005
El Portero / The Gatekeeper (Referencias / References)
El Portero / The Gatekeeper (Referencias / References)
2004
Saint Oscar
Saint Oscar
2004
The task of the critic
The task of the critic
2004
On evil
On evil
2003
Sweet Violence
Sweet Violence
2003
Was ist Kultur? Eine Einführung
Was ist Kultur? Eine Einführung
2001
Die Wahrheit über die Iren
Die Wahrheit über die Iren
2000
Hou xian dai zhu yi de huan xiang
Hou xian dai zhu yi de huan xiang
2000
Ideologie. Eine Einführung
Ideologie. Eine Einführung
2000
The Idea of Culture
The Idea of Culture
2000
Walter Benjamin O Hacia Una Critica Revolucionaria
Walter Benjamin O Hacia Una Critica Revolucionaria
2000
La Funcion De La Critica
La Funcion De La Critica
1999
Marx - 10
Marx - 10
1999
Scholars & rebels in nineteenth-century Ireland
Scholars & rebels in nineteenth-century Ireland
1999
Una Introduccion a la Teoria Literaria
Una Introduccion a la Teoria Literaria
1999
Crazy John and the Bishop and other essays on Irish culture
Crazy John and the Bishop and other essays on Irish culture
1998
The truth about the Irish
The truth about the Irish
1998
Die Illusionen der Postmoderne
Die Illusionen der Postmoderne
1997
Illusionen der Postmoderne. Ein Essay
Illusionen der Postmoderne. Ein Essay
1997
Las ilusiones del posmodernismo
Las ilusiones del posmodernismo
1997
Las Ilusiones del Posmodernismo (Espacios del Saber)
Las Ilusiones del Posmodernismo (Espacios del Saber)
1997
Marxism and Literary Criticism
Marxism and Literary Criticism
1997
Saint Oscar and other plays
Saint Oscar and other plays
1997
The illusions of postmodernism
The illusions of postmodernism
1997
新版文学とは何か
新版文学とは何か
1997
Heathcliff and the Great Hunger
Heathcliff and the Great Hunger
1996
The Crisis of Contemporary Culture (Inaugural Lectures (University of Oxford))
The Crisis of Contemporary Culture (Inaugural Lectures (University of Oxford))
1995
Ästhetik. Die Geschichte ihrer Ideologie
Ästhetik. Die Geschichte ihrer Ideologie
1994
Critique et théories littéraires
Critique et théories littéraires
1994
A ideologia da Estética
A ideologia da Estética
1993
J'accuse Philip Larkin
J'accuse Philip Larkin
1993
The crisis of contemporary cul
The crisis of contemporary culture
1993
Wittgenstein: The Terry Eagleton Script
Wittgenstein: The Terry Eagleton Script
1993
What is ideology?
What is ideology?
1991
AFTER THEORY
AFTER THEORY
1990
Nationalism, colonialism, and literature
Nationalism, colonialism, and literature
1990
The ideology of the aesthetic
The ideology of the aesthetic
1990
The ideology of the aesthetics
The ideology of the aesthetics
1990
The significance of theory
The significance of theory
1989
Nationalism, colonialism and l
Nationalism, colonialism and literature--nationalism, irony and commitment
1988
Munhak iron immun
Munhak iron immun
1986
The end of English
The end of English
1986
Walter Benjamin, or, Towards a revolutionary criticism
Walter Benjamin, or, Towards a revolutionary criticism
1985
Rape of Clarissa
Rape of Clarissa
1982
The rape of Clarissa
The rape of Clarissa
1982
Makesi zhu yi yu wen xue pi pi
Makesi zhu yi yu wen xue pi ping
1980
Myths of power in 'Wuthering h
Myths of power in 'Wuthering heights'
1975
Shakespeare and society
Shakespeare and society
1975
Marxist literary criticism
Marxist literary criticism
1972
Exiles and émigrés
Exiles and émigrés
1970
The body as language
The body as language
1970
The new left church
The new left church
1970
Directions: pointers for the p
Directions: pointers for the post-conciliar Church
1968
From culture to revolution ; t
From culture to revolution ; the Slant Symposium, 1967
1968
Shakespeare and society: criti
Shakespeare and society: critical studies in Shakespearean drama
1967
Marx and freedom
Marx and freedom
1966
The New Left church [essays]
The New Left church [essays]
1966
LA idea de cultura/ The Idea of Culture
LA idea de cultura/ The Idea of Culture
1900
Santos y eruditos
Santos y eruditos
1900
FIGURES OF DISSENT: CRITICAL E
FIGURES OF DISSENT: CRITICAL ESSAYS ON FISH, SPIVAK, ZIZEK AND OTHERS
The end of criticism
The end of criticism