What's wrong with those people? Eagleton's 'Intro to Literary Theory' is the outstanding text of its kind.
intro to lit theory is a good book. i read it decades ago.
but eagleton evolved a long way since then.
there was an interesting nyt article on him of about january, 2004. get it. mine's packed away.
in this interview he admits that critical theory's at an end; there's no new territory.
he's a marxist, and ironically probably made a million off of his books! he owns several estates in ireland, i think. they pictured one in the nyt article.
phony like all rich leftists.