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.
"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