Today, nostalgia is almost as unacceptable as racism. Terry Eagleton nostalgiaracismtoday Change image and share on social
The frontier between public and private shifts from time to time and culture to culture. Terry Eagleton culturefrontierprivate Change image and share on social
You've got to have a sense of different audiences. I'm a kind of performer manque - I come from a long line of failed actors! Terry Eagleton actoraudiencefail Change image and share on social
In the end, it is because the media are driven by the power and wealth of private individuals that they turn private lives into public spectacles. If every private life is now potentially public property, it is because private property has undermined public responsibility. Terry Eagleton driveendindividual share on social
The past can be used to renew the present, not just to bury it. Terry Eagleton burypastpresent Change image and share on social
Irish fiction is full of secrets, guilty pasts, divided identities. It is no wonder that there is such a rich tradition of Gothic writing in a nation so haunted by history. Terry Eagleton dividefictionfull Change image and share on social
I attacked Dawkins's book on God because I think he is theologically illiterate. Terry Eagleton attackbookdawkin Change image and share on social
God chose what is weakest in the world to shame the strong. Terry Eagleton choosegodshame Change image and share on social
Like the rest of us, Tom Paulin is a bundle of contradictions. At its finest, his work is brave, adventurous, original and wonderfully idiosyncratic. Terry Eagleton adventurousbravebundle Change image and share on social
From the viewpoint of political power, culture is absolutely vital. So vital, indeed, that power cannot operate without it. It is culture, in the sense of the everyday habits and beliefs of a people, which beds power down, makes it appear natural and inevitable, turns it into spontaneous reflex and response. Terry Eagleton absolutelybedbelief share on social