Terry Eagleton

Terry Eagleton is an English literary theorist, critic, and public intellectual.
* He was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England on 22 February 1943.
* He is currently Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University.
* He has published over 40 books, including Literary Theory: An Introduction (1983) and After Theory (2003).
* He is a Fellow of both the British Academy and the English Association.
* He is a prominent critic of postmodernism.
* He has been a vocal critic of religion and capitalism.
* He is a supporter of socialism and social justice.
* He is a controversial figure, but he is also one of the most influential literary critics of his generation.