After Theory.HM621 2003-062835 0-465-01774-6 After theory. Eagleton Eagleton may be in reference to the following people, places or institutions. People:
Basic Books, [c]2003 231 p. $14.00 (pa) Employing a witty wit·ty adj. wit·ti·er, wit·ti·est 1. Possessing or demonstrating wit in speech or writing; very clever and humorous. 2. style and writing for students and general readers, Eagleton (cultural theory, Manchester U., UK) introduces his audience to the current state of cultural theory. In his choice of title, he doesn't mean to suggest that the importance of theory has passed, but to point out that the current orthodoxy or·tho·dox·y n. pl. or·tho·dox·ies 1. The quality or state of being orthodox. 2. Orthodox practice, custom, or belief. 3. Orthodoxy a. of the field fails to address itself to questions "searching enough to meet the demands of our political situation." In offering his criticism of this orthodoxy and his thoughts on where cultural theory should go, he provides a portrait of the development of the field and addresses topics such as truth, virtue, and objectivity; morality; revolution and fundamentalisms; and evil as a horror of impurity im·pu·ri·ty n. pl. im·pu·ri·ties 1. The quality or condition of being impure, especially: a. Contamination or pollution. b. Lack of consistency or homogeneity; adulteration. c. . |
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