Review of The Event of Literature

Terry Eagleton is a literary theorist and critic, public intellectual, Marxist, and author of numerous books, including a memoir The Gatekeeper (2002) and the extremely widely read Literary Theory: An Introduction (1983). He studied under Raymond Williams at Cambridge, and has held positions at various universities, lately being Distinguished Professor of English Literature at the University of Lancaster.

He also has a sense of humor, which reveals itself at surprising moments throughout this latest book. If you are unfamiliar with his work I would recommend reading Literary Theory first, and perhaps others, to familiarize yourself with his ideas and style of thinking and writing. This latest book seems to be aimed at those with a special interest in literature and literary theory, rather than the general reader. Or, as the author notes in his preface, those interested in thephilosophy of literature.

Review continued at Metapsychology Online Reviews.