Terence Francis Eagleton (born 22 February 1943) is an English philosopher, literary theorist, critic, and public intellectual.<ref>"Terry Eagleton is arguably the most influential contemporary British literary critic and theorist." James Smith. Cited in the Introduction to Terry Eagleton: A Critical Introduction (Key Contemporary Thinkers) Polity Press, 2008.<!-- isbn needed --></ref> He is currently Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University. Wikipedia
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