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Literary Theory

by Terry Eagleton

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How to understand the idea that "literature is an ideology" proposed by Eagleton in Literary Theory?


In "Introduction: What is Literature?" from his book Literary Theory: An Introduction, Eagleton gives his point of view about literature according to a Marxist view of power structure in society. Give examples from literature to link his literary theory, or note the presence of his theory in literature.


Write a detailed account of the sociocultural context in which literary theory emerged as a subject of serious concern as Terry Eagleton explains in “The Rise of English.”


Why is irony used in novels? What are the effects?


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