Ivory towers are as rare as bowling alleys in tribal cultur… - Terry Eagleton

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Ivory towers are as rare as bowling alleys in tribal cultures.

Terry Eagleton

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About Terry Eagleton

Terence Francis Eagleton FBA (born February 22, 1943) is a British literary theorist, critics and philosopher. Eagleton is a Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University, and as a former Visiting Professor at the National University of Ireland.

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