The Idea of Culture
Published on 29. May 2013
168 pages
978-1-118-72485-9 (ISBN)
Description
Terry Eagleton's book, in this vital new series from Blackwell, focuses on discriminating different meanings of culture, as a way of introducing to the general reader the contemporary debates around it.
Reviews / Votes
"In this brief volume, Eagleton has produced both a thoughtfulanalysis of cultural theories as well as a shrewd, liberaldissection of current social and political trends."PublishersWeekly "Eagleton's latest book promises to be an important addition tothe field of cultural studies." Library Journal "A magnificent reassertion of timeless cultural values." TheObserver "A voice of sanity amid the roar ofturbo-capitalism."Independent "As always, Eagleton shows a provocative wealth of learning. Heis able to see the many sides of a problem, to put it in contextand suggest new ways of viewing it, a healthy corrective to thesoundbite society."Times Higher Education Supplement "Stimulating and very readable. The Idea of Culture is a bookwhich challenges our attention."The IrishTimesMore details
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The Idea of Culture
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Person
Terry Eagleton is Professor of Cultural Theory and John Rylands Fellow at the University of Manchester. His numerous works include The Illusions of Postmodernism (1996), Literary Theory: An Introduction (second edition , 1996), The Ideology of the Aesthetic (1990) and Scholars and Rebels in Nineteenth Century Ireland (1999), all published by Blackwell, as are his dramatic writings, St Oscar and Other Plays (1997), and the Eagleton Reader (1997) edited by Stephen Regan. Terry Eagleton is co-editor (with Stephen Regan) of The Blackwell Companion to Literary Theory, forthcoming in 2001.
Content
1. Versions of Culture.
2. Culture in Crisis.
3. Culture Wars.
4. Culture and Nature.
5. Towards a Common Culture.
Notes.
Index.
