Illusions of Postmodernism - by Eagleton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this brilliant new critique, Terry Eagleton explores the origins and emergence of postmodernism, revealing its ambivalences and contradictions. His primary concern is less with the more intricate formulations of postmodern philosophy than with the culture or milieu of postmodernism as a whole. Above all, he speaks to a particular kind of student, or consumer, of popular "brands" of postmodern thought.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this brilliant critique, Terry Eagleton explores the origins and emergence of postmodernism, revealing its ambivalences and contradictions. Above all he speaks to a particular kind of student, or consumer, of popular brands of postmodern thought.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This brilliant critique explores the origins and emergence of postmodernism, revealing its ambivalences and contradictions. His primary concern is less with the more intricate formulations of postmodern philosophy than with the culture or milieu of postmodernism as a whole. Above all he speaks to a particular kind of student, or consumer, of popular brands of postmodern thought. <br /> <p>Although Professor Eagleton's view of the topic is, as he says, generally a negative one, he points to postmodernism's strengths as well as its failings. He sets out not just to expose the illusions of postmodernism but to show the students he has in mind that they never believed what they thought they believed in the first place. In the process his gifts for irony and satire sharpen the reader's pleasure, and his commitment to the ethical and the vision of a just society, inspire engagement and a refusal to acquiesce in the appalling mess which is the contemporary world.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Eagleton shows his firm grasp of political tactics and knowledge of history. It is exceptional <i> Steven Donovan </i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Terry Eagleton</b> is Professor of Cultural Theory and John Rylands Fellow at the University of Manchester. The Second Edition of his classic <i>Literary Theory: An Introduction</i> appeared in 1996 as did <i>Marxist Literary Theory: A Reader, </i> co-edited with Drew Milne. His numerous other books include <i>Heathcliffe and the Great Hunger</i> (1995), <i>The Ideology of the Aesthetic</i> (1990), <i>William Shakespeare</i> (1986), <i>Walter Benjamin</i> (1976), <i>Criticism and Ideology</i> (1976), and <i>Marxism and Literary Criticism</i> (1976).
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