The book provides lucid accounts of the thought of key Marxist thinkers, as well as of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Freud and the various post-structuralists. Now updated in the light of current theoretical debates, this essential text by one of our most important contemporary critics clarifies a notoriously confused subject.
Ideology is core reading for students and teachers of literature and politics.
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@marxculture @ian_sales Perhaps you know Terry Eagleton's interpretation of Heidegger's Dasein, in his "Ideology of the Aesthetic" book. Curiously persuasive: https://t.co/qtaIlR1Qm4
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@anzlitlovers Sounds plausible. Terry Eagleton's (https://t.co/THV6Po8Iwj) is a real blast ("Along with most Americans, he probably believes in Nato, the free market and private education, but it’s unlikely he would call this an ideology. Like halitosis, ideology is what the other guy has.")
"Witty, lucid, and powered by that stinging, militant, ironising intelligence which distinguishes Eagleton's work."--Guardian
"Eagleton is a combative, fiercely articulate and witty Marxist literary critic."--The Nation
"Excellent and engaging ... Eagleton is informative, witty and wise."--Times Higher Education Supplement