Talk:Terry Eagleton

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[edit] Incomplete

This page seems incomplete. Eagleton is regarded as a great critic of literary theory. What are his theories? What does he study? How has he changed his given field? Why is he still studied? Acoulter 16:35, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Good points, but I am not in a position to assist! The article is certainly not as long as those for people of similar significance, such as say Germaine Greer. When Eagleton was on the BBC Radio 3 programme Night Waves, about six weeks ago, it was mentioned that funding for his Manchester post is ending. I have not managed to find out, from the web, when this takes palce. He is still in post, if the recent reviews of Holy Terror are reliable, so presumably it is at the end of this academic year. Does anyone have more concrete information? Philip Cross 18:52, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Once the University appoints someone to a chair they are not going to be made redundant because the University is short of cash, especially true with the University's 2015 ambition and an iconic appointment like Eagleton. More likely he is going to reach the age of 65 in 2008, the normal retirement age for academics.Billlion 20:51, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Degree

'Eagleton gained a doctoral degree at the age of 24...'. Not sure what the relevance is of his age, but if it is supposed to suggest that he is a prodigy of some kind, then it's a bit misleading. It is not at all unusual for UK doctoral students to graduate at 24 or 25- a 3 year UG degree followed by a 3 year PhD. Of course this is impressive, but not unduly so. I suspect that this was even more common in the past, before 4 year UG degrees and master's level courses became more common. Can anyone explain the edit? Is it just expository filler? Badgerpatrol 00:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Link

A link I had placed to an article by Prof. David Womersley - Warton Professor of English Univeristy of Oxford - has been removed.

• "A Dangerous, Mischievous Book": a critical review by Prof David Womersley of Terry Eagleton's Holy Terror

This is a very critical piece on Eagleon, but I believe that it is impartant to also include critical comment. Do others agree this is a worthwhile piece? 195.54.230.14 16:14, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes especially to make a point that Eagleton is a controversial figure.Billlion 20:42, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Having both read the piece and assessed its provenance, I'd say no, as it is thinly disguised right-wing propoganda. By all means link to reviews of Eagleton's work, but balance should be shown. 202.182.90.30 05:18, 20 October 2006 (UTC)