The Function of Criticism - (Radical Thinkers) by Terry Eagleton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This wide-ranging book argues that criticism emerged in early bourgeois society as a central feature of a "public sphere" in which political, ethical, and literary judgements could mingle under the benign rule of reason. The disintegration of this fragile culture brought on a crisis in criticism, whose history since the 18th century has been fraught with ambivalence and anxiety. <p/>Eagleton's account embraces Addison and Steele, Johnson and the 19-century reviewers, such critics as Arnold and Stephen, the heyday of <i>Scrutiny</i> and New Criticism, and finally the proliferation of avant-garde literary theories such as deconstructionism. <p/><i>The Function of Criticism </i>is nothing less than a history and critique of the "critical institution" itself. Eagleton's judgements on individual critics are sharp and illuminating, which his general argument raises crucial questions about the relations between language, literature and politics.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Eagleton is second to none among cultural critics writing in the English language today."--<i>Guardian</i> <p/>"Eagleton is a combative, fiercely articulate and witty Marxist literary critic."--<i>The Nation</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, University of Manchester. His other books include <i>Ideology</i>; <i>The Function of Criticism</i>; <i>Heathcliff and the Great Hunger</i>; <i>Against the Grain</i>; <i>Walter Benjamin</i>; and <i>Criticism and Ideology</i>, all from Verso.
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