Download or read book Figures of Dissent written by Terry Eagleton and published by Verso. This book was released on 2005-11-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of Terry Eagleton's best criticisms and book reviews. His skill in this field is notable: never content merely to assess the ideas of a writer, Eagleton, in his inimitable style, always paints a vivid theoretical fresco as the background to his engagement with the texts.