Lengua y Estudios Literarios: Una Introduccion a la Teoria Literaria (Paperback)

from xinyi

My guide book to the world of critical theories when i was 20! I read it at least dozens, if not hundreds of times, and surprisingly it was an exciting read.

from Philip_Lee

Just as you don't have to be a Marxist to appreciate how insightful Marxist economists can be... in the same way, Terry Eagleton manages to cut through centuries of assumptions in literary criticism to reveal some startling home truths about the role books play in society. Don't be a smarmy Marti...

from blaisec

10 yrs after getting an MA in English Literature, I finally read this book. I wish I had read it at least 15 years ago. Eagleton does a fantastic job to make theory understandable and interesting. I recommend to anyone interested in Lit Crit, this is the first book to read.

from stillatim

This book seems to serve three functions. First, it's a reasonable introduction to twentieth century literary theory, not including new historicism. Eagleton doesn't seem to have bothered to read much of the new criticism or the poetry associated with it (for instance, he says The Waste Land "int...

from xinyi

My guide book to the world of critical theories when i was 20! I read it at least dozens, if not hundreds of times, and surprisingly it was an exciting read.