Culture by Terry Eagleton
One of our most brilliant minds offers a sweeping intellectual history that argues for the reclamation of culture's value
"An impressive display of erudition"—Publishers Weekly
"Culture is a stimulating and enjoyable read. I found it a good refresher-course in the kind of cultural studies I learned at my Marxist-tinged university; but Terry Eagleton does much more than recapitulate his scholarship. He skewers our assumptions about the power of culture and argues that culture today is overwhelmed by capitalism . . . Will provide theoretical grist to anyone interested in defining what culture is."—Bridget McKenzie, Museums Journal
"Eagleton is a clear, combative writer whom it is always a pleasure to read, even—or especially—for those who disagree with him. Culture exhibits his virtues to the full."—Theodore Dalrymple, author of Our Culture, What's Left of It
"Eagleton’s central notion, that culture is the 'social unconscious,' is beautifully delineated. He gives us a seamless journey from Marx, through Nietzsche and Freud, to Burke, Herder, Wittgenstein, T.S. Eliot and Wilde, but at the same time takes in popular idioms, in a hugely satisfying marriage of 'high' and 'low.' Reflection at a level we used to take for granted among scholars but is now all too rare."—Peter Watson, author of The Age of Nothing: How We Have Sought To Live Since The Death of God
"Culture is a stimulating and enjoyable read. I found it a good refresher-course in the kind of cultural studies I learned at my Marxist-tinged university; but Terry Eagleton does much more than recapitulate his scholarship. He skewers our assumptions about the power of culture and argues that culture today is overwhelmed by capitalism . . . Will provide theoretical grist to anyone interested in defining what culture is."—Bridget McKenzie, Museums Journal
"Eagleton is a clear, combative writer whom it is always a pleasure to read, even—or especially—for those who disagree with him. Culture exhibits his virtues to the full."—Theodore Dalrymple, author of Our Culture, What's Left of It
"Eagleton’s central notion, that culture is the 'social unconscious,' is beautifully delineated. He gives us a seamless journey from Marx, through Nietzsche and Freud, to Burke, Herder, Wittgenstein, T.S. Eliot and Wilde, but at the same time takes in popular idioms, in a hugely satisfying marriage of 'high' and 'low.' Reflection at a level we used to take for granted among scholars but is now all too rare."—Peter Watson, author of The Age of Nothing: How We Have Sought To Live Since The Death of God
Terry Eagleton is distinguished professor of English literature, University of Lancaster. He lives in Northern Ireland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300218794 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300218796 |
| Title | Culture |
| Author | Terry Eagleton |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2016-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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