Terry Eagleton (8 kníh)

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  Terry Eagleton Culture

  One of our most brilliant minds offers a sweeping intellectual history that argues for the reclamation of culture's value Culture is a defining aspect of what it means to be human. Defining culture and pinpointing its role in our lives is not, however, so straightforward. Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, is uniquely poised to take on the challenge. In this keenly analytical and…

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  Terry Eagleton Hope Without Optimism

  In a virtuoso display of erudition, thoughtfulness and humour, Terry Eagleton teases apart the concept of hope as it has been (often mistakenly) conceptualised over six millennia, from ancient Greece to today. He distinguishes hope from simple optimism...

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  Terry Eagleton How to Read Literature

  A literary master’s entertaining guide to reading with deeper insight, better understanding, and greater pleasure...

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  Terry Eagleton Humour

  A compelling guide to the fundamental place of humour and comedy within Western culture-by one of its greatest exponents. Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature ...

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  Terry Eagleton Materialism

  A brilliant introduction to the philosophical concept of materialism and its relevance to contemporary science and culture. In this eye-opening, intellectually stimulating appreciation of a fascinating school of philosophy...

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  Terry Eagleton Radical Sacrifice

  A trenchant analysis of sacrifice as the foundation of the modern, as well as the ancient, social order. The modern conception of sacrifice is at once cast as a victory of self-discipline over desire and condescended ...

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  Terry Eagleton Úvod do literární teorie CZ

  Přestože Eagletonova kniha vyšla poprvé již 80. letech, je dodnes nejpoužívanějším úvodem do literatury vůbec. Sluší se dodat, že je v tomto žánru i titulem nejprodávanějším – v světě se Eagletonova Úvodu prodalo již přes milion výtisků. Jedním z důvodů je nepochybně i fakt, že autor dokáže psát nesmírně živým, svěžím stylem a složité problémy moderní literatury dokáže vysvětlit velice jednoduše, aniž by je…

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  Terry Eagleton Why Marx Was Right

  In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with. Taking ten of the most common objections to Marxism-that it leads to political tyranny, ...

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