{"product_id":"the-function-of-criticism","title":"The Function of Criticism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA history and critique of the last 200 years of cultural criticism, form Addison and Steele to Barthes and Derrida, by Britain's most stylish critic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis wide-ranging book argues that criticism emerged in early bourgeois society as a central feature of a “public sphere” in which political, ethical, and literary judgements could mingle under the benign rule of reason. The disintegration of this fragile culture brought on a crisis in criticism, whose history since the 18th century has been fraught with ambivalence and anxiety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEagleton’s account embraces Addison and Steele, Johnson and the 19-century reviewers, such critics as Arnold and Stephen, the heyday of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScrutiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and New Criticism, and finally the proliferation of avant-garde literary theories such as deconstructionism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Function of Criticism \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis nothing less than a history and critique of the “critical institution” itself. Eagleton’s judgements on individual critics are sharp and illuminating, which his general argument raises crucial questions about the relations between language, literature and politics.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat People Are Saying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e“Eagleton is second to none among cultural critics writing in the English language today.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Eagleton is a combative, fiercely articulate and witty Marxist literary critic.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Professor of Cultural Theory and John Rylands Fellow, University of Manchester. His other books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIdeology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Function of Criticism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHeathcliff and the Great Hunger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAgainst the Grain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWalter Benjamin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCriticism and Ideology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, all from Verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43469863780445,"sku":"9781844670550","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0826\/1213\/files\/9781844670550.jpg?v=1750181294","url":"https:\/\/leftwingbooks.net\/fr\/products\/the-function-of-criticism","provider":"Leftwingbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}