{"product_id":"figures-of-dissent-reviewing-fish-spivak-zizek-and-others-paperback","title":"Figures of Dissent: Reviewing Fish, Spivak, Zizek and Others - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaywright, literary theorist, fine analyst of the works of Shakespeare, the Brontës, Swift and Joyce, scourge of postmodernism, autobiographer -- Terry Eagleton's achievements are many and his combative intelligence widely admired and respected. His skill as a reviewer is particularly notable: never content merely to assess the ideas of a writer and the theses of a book, Eagleton, in his inimitable and often wickedly funny style, always paints a vivid theoretical and political fresco as the background to his engagement with the texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection of more than a decade of such bracing criticism, Eagleton comes face to face with Stanley Fish, Gayatri Spivak, Slavoj Žižek, Edward Said, and even David Beckham. All are subjected to his pugnacious wit, scathing critical pen, and brilliant literary investigations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cultural Theory and John Rylands Fellow, University of Manchester. His other books include \u003ci\u003eIdeology\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Function of Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHeathcliff and the Great Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Grain\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWalter Benjamin\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eCriticism and Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e, all from Verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53489827840307,"sku":"9781859843888","price":31.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/figures-of-dissent-reviewing-fish-spivak-zizek-and-others-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}