# The Task of the Critic

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- Book: [The Task of the Critic](https://www.bookquiver.com/terry-eagleton/the-task-of-the-critic) ([The Task of the Critic.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/terry-eagleton/the-task-of-the-critic.md))
- Authors: [Terry Eagleton](https://www.bookquiver.com/terry-eagleton), [Matt Beaumont](https://www.bookquiver.com/matt-beaumont)
- Publisher: verso
- ISBN: 978-18-4467-339-1
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2009-12-08
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Terry Eagleton occupies a unique position in the English-speaking world today. He is not only a productive literary theorist, but also a novelist and playwright. He remains a committed socialist deeply...