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Terry Eagleton is a British literary critic, non-fiction writer, university teacher, and literary historian. Born in Salford in 1943, he holds United Kingdom citizenship and speaks English. His professional work focuses on literary theory, literary criticism, and literary studies. He has been employed by the University of Manchester, the University of Oxford, and the University of Lancaster.
Eagleton is a member of the British Academy and the Socialist Workers Party. He was educated at Trinity College and studied under Raymond Williams. His intellectual approach is influenced by Karl Marx and aligns with the New Left movement. He identifies with Catholicism. Among his notable works are *Marxism and Literary Criticism*, *Modernism*, *Illusions of Postmodernism*, *al-Naqd wa-al-mujtamaʻ*, and *Teorii︠a︡ na literaturata*. He has received the Deutscher Memorial Prize and the title of Fellow of the British Academy.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1943
- Works
- 233
Top works
- al-Naqd wa-al-mujtamaʻ
- Modernism
- Illusions of Postmodernism
- Marxism and Literary Criticism
- Teorii︠a︡ na literaturata
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Key facts
- Born
- Terence Francis Eagleton , ( 1943-02-22 ) 22 February 1943 (age 83) , Salford , England
- Spouses
- Rosemary Galpin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1976 ) Willa Murphy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 )
- Alma mater
- Trinity College, Cambridge Jesus College, Cambridge
- Academic advisor
- Raymond Williams
- Influences
- Karl Marx F. R. Leavis Raymond Williams Louis Althusser Herbert McCabe
- Discipline
- Literature philosophy
- Sub discipline
- Literary theory
- School or tradition
- Continental philosophy Marxism
- Institutions
- Wadham College, Oxford Linacre College, Oxford St Catherine's College, Oxford University of Manchester Lancaster University
- Doctoral students
- Ken Hirschkop Sally Ledger
- Notable students
- Frank Albers [ nl ]
- Notable works
- Literary Theory (1983) The Ideology of the Aesthetic (1990) The Illusions of Postmodernism (1996)
- Notable ideas
- Good/Bad utopianism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Terry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Salford
- Educated at
- Trinity College
- Employer
- University of Lancaster
- Political party
- Socialist Workers Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Student of
- Raymond Williams
- Field of work
- scientific non-fiction literature
- Movement
- New Left
- Image
- Culture Wars - Kulturkriege. Luxemburg Lecture mit Terry Eagleton (8720387921).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1943-02-22
- Commons category
- Terry Eagleton
- member of
- British Academy
- name in native language
- Terry Eagleton
- influenced by
- Karl Marx
- writing language
- English language
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- Guy Victor Molinari
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Article · 中文
泰瑞·伊格頓（英語：Terence Francis Eagleton，又譯為特里·伊格爾頓，1943年2月22日－），英國文學理論家、文學批評家、文化評論家、馬克思主義研究者。成長於索爾福德，就讀於劍橋大學，並深受其導師的影響。為英國牛津大學凱瑟琳學院院士、蘭開斯特大學英文系傑出教授，曾任教於牛津大學、劍橋大學、愛爾蘭國立大學。居於都柏林。
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