Terry Eagleton

Terry Eagleton is Professor of Cultural Theory and John Rylands Fellow, University of Manchester. His other books include Ideology; The Function of Criticism; Heathcliff and the Great Hunger; Against the Grain; Walter Benjamin; and Criticism and Ideology, all from Verso.

Books by Terry Eagleton

  1. Book CoverCriticism and Ideology: A Study in Marxist Literary Theory

    New Edition

    The fiery literary and cultural critic returns with a new edition of his classic work.More

  2. Book CoverThe Emergence of Social Space: Rimbaud and the Paris Commune


    A thrilling rise through the literature of Rimbaud in a France in the throes of revolution.More

  3. Book CoverFigures of Dissent: Reviewing Fish, Spivak, Zizek and Others


    All figures here are subjected to Eagleton's pugnacious wit, scathing critical pen, and brilliant literary investigations.More

  4. Book CoverThe Function of Criticism


    A history and critique of the last 200 years of cultural criticism, form Addison and Steele to Barthes and Derrida, by Britain’s most stylish critic.More

  5. Book CoverGhostly Demarcations: A Symposium on Jacques Deridda's Specters of Marx


    Major theorists discuss the renowned philosopher Jacques Derrida's most political and controversial work - with a response by Derrida himself.More

  6. Book CoverThe Gospels: Jesus Christ


    Hugo Chavez claims that Jesus Christ was "the greatest socialist in history." In this new presentation of the Gospels, renowned thinker Terry Eagleton asks: Was Jesus a revolutionary? Eagleton's provocative new introduction searches for the hidden radicalism in Jesus' life and thought.More

  7. Book CoverThe Idea of Communism


    An all-star cast of radical intellectuals discuss the continued importance of communism.More

  8. Book CoverIdeology: An Introduction

    New and Updated Edition

    The best guide available to this complex concept.More

  9. Book CoverThe Politics of Human Rights


    Original essays on the political and philosophical underpinnings of the idea of human rights by a group of highly distinguished theorists.More

  10. Book CoverRadical Thinkers Set 4


    “Verso’s beautifully designed Radical Thinkers series, which brings together seminal works by leading left-wing intellectuals, is a sophisticated blend of theory and thought.”—Ziauddin Sardar, New StatesmenMore

  11. Book CoverSamuel Beckett: Anatomy of a Literary Revolution


    A radical new reading of Samuel Beckett, by the author of The World Republic of Letters.More

  12. Book CoverThe Task of the Critic: Terry Eagleton in Dialogue


    The leading literary theorist dissected in interview.More

  13. Book CoverWalter Benjamin: Or, Towards a Revolutionary Criticism


    From our finest radical literary analyst, a classic study of the great philosopher and cultural theorist.More