Description: (Literary Theorist Best Known for His Work 'Literary Theory: An Introduction' (1983))
Terence Francis Eagleton is an English philosopher, literary theorist, and critic known for his work "Literary Theory: An Introduction." He is a Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University and has published over forty books. Eagleton is a prominent critic of postmodernism and his thinking is influenced by Marxism and Christianity. He has held prestigious professorships at the University of Oxford and the University of Manchester, delivering lectures at universities globally and writing extensively on religion and cultural theory.