Terry Eagleton on Tragedy as a political institution
‘Sorrow and despair constitute a lingua franca. Yet tragedy in the artistic sense is a highly specific affair.’…
literary theory
‘How to Read Literature’ by Terry Eagleton. Understanding Openings and ‘A Passage to India’
What makes a work of literature good or bad? How freely can the reader interpret it? Could a…
Author Video: Terry Eagleton discusses his return to literary theory
In his new book The Event of Literature Terry Eagleton returns to the discipline to which he has devoted…
Clare Cavanagh wins literary award for ‘Lyric Poetry and Modern Politics’
Clare Cavanagh’s illuminating exploration of poetry and national life in Poland and Russia from 1917 onwards has won the…